鈥楾he cock-pit of England鈥�: violence, history and nation in Northumberland, 1750鈥�1914 (in association with the Being Human Festival)
Professor Paul Readman, King鈥檚 College London
顿补迟别/罢颈尘别:听 Tuesday 20 November 2018, 17.30 - 18.45
Free admission, all seats allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
The Northumbrian border was for centuries the site of conflict. This lecture shows how the violence and division of past conflicts, so deeply inscribed in the landscape, was reimagined as romantic heritage. In the context of Brexit and the campaign for Scottish Independence, it is worth recalling that the borderlands of Britain have been sites of amity and cultural exchange, as well as enmity and conflict.