The battle to stop our history turning into dust
When Edward I’s queen, Eleanor died in 1290 at Harby, her viscera, less her heart, were sent to the Angel Choir of Lincoln Cathedral for burial, and her body was then taken [...]
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Thomas Becket vs the King of England: the trial of the millennium held in Northampton
Mike Ingram takes us step by step through the trial that shook the nation when the church took on the state at Northampton Castle Northampton has always been a place of Kings [...]
Alan Moore features in NQ Christmas Edition video
The Christmas NQ is a video this year featuring stories and Christmas messages from a number of people who have kindly supported the magazine this year in various different [...]
Discover Northampton’s hidden history
Historian Mike Ingram is offering guided tours of the historic heart of Northampton. In medieval times the town was an important trade centre and a seat of government where [...]
Notorious Northamptonshire the home of naughty
Mike Ingram tells how the lawlessness of medieval Northamptonshire led to it becoming a centre for experiments in fighting crime… Today, headlines like “Knife crime [...]
Battle of Northampton memorial walk
The annual Battle of Northampton memorial walk is tonight. Historian Mike Ingram will lead a tour of the battlefield from 7pm, starting at Queen Eleanor’s Cross where a [...]
The noose is around the neck of Northampton’s old County Hall
Mike Ingram reveals why the sale of the old County Hall buildings is another critical moment for Northampton’s heritage… Northampton’s historic County Hall has [...]
It was the end of the world as we knew it
In his second piece about Northamptonshire during the English Civil War, Mike Ingram takes us back to June 1645, when the future of the nation was decided at the Battle of [...]
Historian’s Facebook plea to Northampton: What has happened to England’s rebel heart?
Historian Mike Ingram has poured out his concerns about the future of Northampton in an emotional Facebook post that asks what kind of people are living in the area [...]