Thomas Girtin's 'Ruins'

Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland, c. 1793
Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, c. 1797-99
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1798
Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, 1801

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The Wind in the Wall by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Rovina Cai, in writes "This is a tale of mystery and intrigue. Our narrator, a gardener for the Duke of Northumberland, is set the task of growing a pineapple" 🍍

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I thought this was enchanting. Four of the children of Hugh Percy, the Second Duke of Northumberland, oil on canvas, Gilbert Stuart, 1787.

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28 December 1665, birth of George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, the third and youngest illegitimate son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers.

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Reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon royal palace complex of Gefrin (Yeavering), Northumberland, as it may have appeared in the early 7thC. Spit-roasted beef was a major item of the diet there and in the foreground is a droveway for cattle. [©English Heritage]

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Shipping off Dunstanborough Castle, Northumberland, 1844, John Wilson Carmichael

Dunstanborough Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322.

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Sail and Steam at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 1905 Frank Watson Wood

Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost town in England, near the Scottish border. A time when sailing ships crossed over to steam ships.

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28 June 1716, death of George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, youngest illegitimate son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers.

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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, by Thomas Girtin (February 18, 1775 – November 9, 1802) https://t.co/uhidxw85Mv

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Sketch of the Day: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, 2012

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