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Northerners: The bestselling history of the North of England

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Another revelation in ‘Northerners’ is the surprising number of Roman Emperors hailing from York. While many are aware of Constantine the Great due to his statue outside the Minster, the prominence of other Roman Emperors from York has gone unnoticed. The book covers 180 million years of history in a sweeping narrative from the dinosaurs to the present day, including the dramas around Brexit and the Red Wall. It also includes chapters on topics such as the North-South language divide, leisure and sport, and Northern writers, artists and comedians. But behind the success story lay the misery of city slums, short, unhappy lives, a reliance on slave-trade cotton, the fruits of imperial expansion and armed trade – dubbed “war capitalism.” And the spectacular Victorian boom didn’t last. By 1900, Britain had been overtaken by the USA.

Northerners also shows convincingly how the past echoes down the centuries. The devastation of factory and pit closures in the 1980s, for example, recalled the trauma of William the Conqueror’s Harrying of the North. The book charts how the north-south divide has ebbed and flowed and explores the very real divisions between northerners, such as the rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire. When I started thinking about this ten years ago,” Brian explains. “I was astonished to discover that there had only ever been one general history of the North published in 1990, so it seemed like a gap and an opportunity. I thought there was room for a much more people-focused narrative, so that was a prime aim in writing this book.” RomansI especially found the chapters on slavery/ cotton manufacturing and the women's movement really interesting as I had not been aware that the North part of England had played such an influential part, first in terms of commerce and then later in abolishing slavery both here and in America. And much of the change in women's equality, was pioneered by very strong Northern women.

For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day, by Brian Groom, published by HarperCollins (Image: HarperCollins) You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here.

North/South Divide

In 1913, Lancashire produced two-thirds of the world output of cotton cloth. By 1938, it was only 25%. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. A second book, with the working title These Isles, is due to be published in May 2025. It will tell the story of the relationship between the peoples of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other parts of the British and Irish isles. But being Northern must have started somewhere, sometime, among people. Groom traces our ancestors to a camp of ancient Britons near Scarborough in 9,000 BC. It later moved to Filey, but is now closed. Northern England, fashioned by waves of migration, invasions and battles, has had a profound impact on European culture and the global economy. It was not just the Industrial Revolution, viewed by economic historians as the key event in human history – and in which Manchester played a globally decisive role. At least six Roman emperors ruled for a period from the north. And the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was Europe’s leading cultural and intellectual centre.

It was the engine of the nation’s growth, powered by pioneers like textile magnate Richard Arkwright, a barber and wig-maker from Preston, known as King Cotton, who created the factory system that dominated industry for a century. Tynesiders and other North East folk have played a crucial role in shaping modern Britain, according to a major new book.This book provides a sweeping and vivid narrative, starting from the earliest times, coupled with cross-cutting chapters on fascinating social and cultural themes. Everyone knows about the north’s leading role in the Industrial Revolution, viewed by many economic historians as the key event in human history, but there is far more to it. At least six Roman emperors ruled from York. The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was Europe’s leading cultural and intellectual centre. The past has shaped the present in myriad ways. The devastation of factory and pit closures in the 1980s, for example, echoed the trauma of William the Conqueror’s Harrying of the North. Civil war divisions in the 17 th century were repeated in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

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