A Walk through Newcastle’s History, 1200-1800

Event date 13 November 2015 14:00 – 15:30

Location Blackfriars Convent Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XN

City centre tour starting outside Blackfriars Convent, to include Admiral Collingwood’s School, Castle Keep, Holy Jesus Hospital and Newcastle Cathedral. Led by members of the Research Group in Medieval and Early Modern History, the tour will give fascinating insights into stories connected with the buildings and geography of pre-modern Newcastle. Free Admission | Booking Essential

Contacts

Rik Kendall

Press contact PR and Media Manager Business and Law / Arts, Design & Social Sciences rik.kendall@northumbria.ac.uk 07923 382339

Andrea Slowey

Press contact PR and Media Manager Engineering and Environment / Health and Life Sciences andrea.slowey@northumbria.ac.uk 07708 509436

James Fox

Press contact Student Communications Manager james2.fox@northumbria.ac.uk

Kelly Elliott

Press contact PR and Media Officer kelly2.elliott@northumbria.ac.uk

Rachael Barwick

Press contact PR and Media Manager rachael.barwick@northumbria.ac.uk 07377422415

Ruth Lognonne

Press contact PR and Media Officer ruth.lognonne@northumbria.ac.uk 07971274253

Gemma Brown

Press contact PR and Media Officer gemma6.brown@northumbria.ac.uk

Northumbria invites you to explore ideas of citizenship at major UK humanities festival

“This city is what it is because our citizens are what they are”, or so the philosopher Plato once said. But what does it mean to be a citizen? And how have Newcastle’s citizens shaped our city through the ages?

10 June 2015 00:00

Researchers and public explore what it means to be human

Northumbria University has been announced as a regional hub for Being Human 2015, the UK’s only national festival for the humanities.

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