OVERVIEW OF THE KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBRIA

Northumbria Not many tourist information sites are as good as this one. If you want an overview of the main places to visit and the saints associated with the ancient kingdom, read this page. Highly recommended as a starting point.

HOLY ISLAND

History of the Island A brief history of the place from the time of St Aidan to the present day.

Holy Island Photographs taken of all the interesting places on Lindisfarne.

Heritage Centre A useful source of information about the island.

Lindisfarne Priory A short article about the Priory with some good photographs of the ruins.

Places to visit Helpful for information about the Priory and the Castle.

ST AIDAN

St Aidan A good account of the saint's life. Brief and readable.

St Aidan Another very useful account of Aidan's life. There are some useful links which may be made from this page to other areas of study.

ST OSWALD Oswald was king of Northumbria and invited the monastery on Iona to send missionaries to his kingdom.

St Oswald A very readable account of this saint's life. Links with the other important people are made.

ST CUTHBERT There are a number of links to this powerful man, who followed in the footsteps of St Aidan.

St Cuthbert A good account of his life.

The Body of Cuthbert The interesting story of what happened to St Cuthbert's body after he died.

ST CHAD

St Chad A short article on this follower of St Aidan, one of four brothers who visited Lastingham and became Bishop of Lichfield.

ST HILD

St Hild A very useful article on Hild by Michelle Ziegler. I had problems accessing this site at first so good luck. If you can get in, it is really useful.

Information on Hild This is quite a long article on Hild. Nevertheless it is thorough and if you don't know a great deal about her life and work, this site will not disappoint you.

St Hild and Whitby This is, I think a Hotel site! Even so it is not one to be overlooked. Some good photographs of the Abbey at Whitby, even a map and some useful information about the town.

LINDISFARNE GOSPELS

Lindisfarne Gospels Information from the British Library about these illuminated manuscripts which were made on Lindisfarne after the death of St Cuthbert.