Regional Identities in North-East England, 1300-2000

Is North East England really a coherent and self-conscious region? The essays collected here address this topical issue, from the middle ages to the present day. `Required reading for all those interested in the history of North-East England'. ANTHONY FLETCHER. In November 2004 the people of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the historic counties of Durham and Northumberland, along with Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, decisively rejected a regional assembly. The referendum came as the