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'''Northumbria''', officially the '''Republic of Northumbria''', is a country located on the island of [[wikipedia:Great Britain|Great Britain]], between [[wikipedia:England|England]] to the south and west, and [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] to the north. It covers 8,592 km<sup>2</sup> (3,317 sq mi) and has a population of 2.6 million, making it out of the countries in [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] the 40th-largest by area and 31st-largest by population. [[wikipedia:Bamburgh]] is the nation's de jure capital, but its largest city [[wikipedia:Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] the de facto seat of government. | '''Northumbria''', officially the '''Republic of Northumbria''', is a country located on the island of [[wikipedia:Great Britain|Great Britain]], between [[wikipedia:England|England]] to the south and west, and [[wikipedia:Scotland|Scotland]] to the north. It covers 8,592 km<sup>2</sup> (3,317 sq mi) and has a population of 2.6 million, making it out of the countries in [[wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] the 40th-largest by area and 31st-largest by population. [[wikipedia:Bamburgh|Bamburgh]] is the nation's de jure capital, but its largest city [[wikipedia:Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] the de facto seat of government. | ||
Humans have lived in Northumbria since the end of the [[wikipedia:Last Glacial Period|last ice age]].{{Citation needed}} Emerging from the fractured political landscape of [[wikipedia:Sub-Roman Britain|Sub-Roman Britain]], the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Northumbria|Kingdom of Northumbria]] became one of [[wikipedia:Anglo-Saxon England|Anglo-Saxon England]]'s strongest powers, extending from the [[wikipedia:Firth of Forth|Firth of Forth]] down to the [[wikipedia:River Humber|River Humber]], from which its name derives. [The [[wikipedia:Northumbria|Northumbrian Renaissance]], producing such scholars as [[wikipedia:Bede|Bede]] and [[wikipedia:Alcuin|Alcuin]],] | Humans have lived in Northumbria since the end of the [[wikipedia:Last Glacial Period|last ice age]].{{Citation needed}} Emerging from the fractured political landscape of [[wikipedia:Sub-Roman Britain|Sub-Roman Britain]], the [[wikipedia:Kingdom of Northumbria|Kingdom of Northumbria]] became one of [[wikipedia:Anglo-Saxon England|Anglo-Saxon England]]'s strongest powers, extending from the [[wikipedia:Firth of Forth|Firth of Forth]] down to the [[wikipedia:River Humber|River Humber]], from which its name derives. [The [[wikipedia:Northumbria|Northumbrian Renaissance]], producing such scholars as [[wikipedia:Bede|Bede]] and [[wikipedia:Alcuin|Alcuin]],] | ||
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Northumbria, officially the Republic of Northumbria, is a country located on the island of Great Britain, between England to the south and west, and Scotland to the north. It covers 8,592 km2 (3,317 sq mi) and has a population of 2.6 million, making it out of the countries in Europe the 40th-largest by area and 31st-largest by population. Bamburgh is the nation's de jure capital, but its largest city Newcastle-upon-Tyne the de facto seat of government.
Humans have lived in Northumbria since the end of the last ice age.[citation needed] Emerging from the fractured political landscape of Sub-Roman Britain, the Kingdom of Northumbria became one of Anglo-Saxon England's strongest powers, extending from the Firth of Forth down to the River Humber, from which its name derives. [The Northumbrian Renaissance, producing such scholars as Bede and Alcuin,]
Sources
- Jackson, Dan (2019). The Northumbrians: North-East England and its People. C. Hurst & Co.
- Adams, Max (2013). The King in the North: The Life and Times of Oswald of Northumbria. Head of Zeus.
- Rollason, David (2003). Northumbria, 500-1100: Creation and Destruction of a Kingdom. Cambridge University Press.
- Higham, N.J. (1993). The Kingdom of Northumbria. Alan Sutton Publishing.