The Prince Bishops of Durham
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During its greatest period in the 7th and 8th centuries, Northumbria was a great centre for arts, learning and early Christianity and was especially noted for the great saints it produced, like Cuthbert, Wilfrid and the Venerable Bede. Northumbria's downfall was brought about in later centuries, by successive invasion from Vikings and Scots, so by the time of the Norman Conquest, it was reduced to an earldom stretching from the River Tweed to the Tees. William the Conqueror became king of England in , and soon realised his kingdom could not be safely protected from Scottish invasion until Northumbria was subject to his rule.
At the same time, he was aware of this earldom'sr emoteness and independence, and saw that it would not be easily controlled by a king in the distant south of England. Northumbria's two most powerful men in King William's time were it's Earl, seated at Bamburgh and the Bishop of Durham. The Earls of Bamburgh inherited their Royal powers from the old kings of Northumbria. They had remained virtually independent of the Kings of England, even during the reign of Alfred the Great A.
The Bishops of Durham, were also of great influence. They were the successors to the earlier Bishops of Lindisfarne , which had included highly respected Northumbria's like St Cuthbert.
King William's problem was how could he acknowledge the remote independence of Northumbria and at the same time ensure England was properly defended from the Scots?. The king gained the allegiance of Northumbria's Bishop and Earl and confirmed their powers and privileges, but Northumbrian rebellions followed and he realised the province could not be trusted in this way.
William therefore attempted to install Robert Comine, a Norman noble, as the Earl of Northumbria, but before Comine could take up office, he and his men were massacred in the City of Durham.
Aethelwine, the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Durham tried to flee Northumbria at the time of the raid, and took with him many important Northumbrian treasures. The bishop was caught by the Norman's and imprisoned.
The Prince Bishops had the virtual powers of a king within their realm of County Durham, the roots of these powers could be traced back to the ancient Kingdom. The Prince Bishops of Durham. Durham's political importance lay in the fact that it was a buffer state between England and Scotland. After two unsuccessful.
The castle and cathedral have dominated the Durham skyline for over years and it is a World Heritage Site. Whilst there you will have a guided tour and see the Treasures of St.
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After lunch at the Undercroft restaurant not included we make our way to visit Durham Castle. Construction of the Castle began in under the orders of William the Conqueror, six years after the Norman Conquest of England, and soon after the Normans first came to the North.
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The construction took place under the supervision of the Earl of Northumberland, Waltheof, until he rebelled against William and was executed in The castle then came under the control of the Bishop of Durham, Walcher, who purchased the earldom and thus became the first of the Prince-Bishops of Durham, a title that was to remain until the 19th century, that gave Durham a unique status in England.
This afternoon there will be a river cruise along the river Wear, passing the Cathedral and Castle.
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Firstly to magnificent, Norman Richmond Castle, which still dominates the market town to this day. The building of the castle as a military stronghold commenced in on land gifted to Alan the Red of Brittany by his kinsman William the Conqueror as reward for his part in the victory over King Harold and his subsequent support of William as one of his most trusted advisers. Only two stone built castles in England are equal in age to Richmond Castle at Colchester and Durham.
The best preserved part of the castle is the 12th century Keep, which towers over feet above the town; the walls are actually eleven feet thick. A guided tour and lunch is included in the Jubilee Room at Bowes Museum, a jewel in the heart of Teesdale, housed in a magnificent French-style chateau, purpose built in the 19th century, which has diverse collections of paintings and wonderful ceramics, furniture and a solid silver swan automaton which moves to music and appears to catch a fish.
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The last visit of the tour is to Barnard Castle, founded by the Normans shortly after the conquest. It enjoyed its heyday under Barnard Bailleul in the latter half of the 12th century and later passed into the hands of King Richard III who inherited it through his wife, Anne Neville. Return to the hotel for approximately P lease note that all our UK tours start and finish at the relevant hotel. You can normally check in from 3pm onwards but hotels will always be happy to store your luggage if you arrive earlier in the day.
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For full details of how to get to the hotel, directions and the nearest train station, please click on the hotel website or call our office for details. These will also be sent automatically with your confirmation. On the final day, return to the hotel is usually at about pm. It is difficult to advise accurate timings as this can vary from one day to another due to traffic conditions, the size and mobility of the group or other factors.
But we normally aim to finish no later than 5pm to allow clients a reasonable amount of time to get home. It is often possible to resolve a problem very quickly if we are made aware of it - impossible to do so after the event.