Northamptonshire’s Richard III was the victim of a French coup
My first encounter with the author of Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth now seems like it took place in another era of history. Many years ago I was news editor of the [...]
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We’re a little bit Saxon and a little bit Viking
Historian Mike Ingram delves into Northampton’s distant past and finds it once again at the centre of history-making events Throughout its early history, what would [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]