Above: Bamburgh Castle photographed by David Simpson

A very warm welcome to The North East History Pages. This is the place to be for history, legends, dialect, songs, place names and famous people in the North East and Yorkshire. The site has been written and designed by David Simpson, historian, journalist and author of The Millennium History of North East England. Most of the content is based on a series of books written by David Simpson and is copyright material. Use the search engine on the left to search the site. There are three main pages covering The North East, Yorkshire and the Roots of the Region section which explores dialect, place names and the origins of people in the region.