The North, from the early days to the present, has always been influential and important and the author reminds us of this fact in every chapter. But with the Industrial Revolution, the North came into its own, and more recent days are examined in greater detail (possibly because we have greater detail) - industry, arts, sciences, until of the contributions of us folk up here simply can'd denied or dismissed.

Still, it’s great to see a book concentrating on northern history, as so many British history books gloss over the north and almost completely focus on the south.

This authoritative new history of place and people lays out the dramatic events that created the north – waves of migration, invasions and battles, and transformative changes wrought on European culture and the global economy. However, as the book goes on a (solid enough) general history of England is revealed, with the accent on wider events, Kings and Queens etc, with what seems to be references to the north. Too often it devolves into very dry lists of dates, people and percentages, lacking the context and analysis that would really pull a reader in and make all the disparate facts feel more real and connected.

Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). It explores the factors that have created the north’s modern identities and how these fit into the story of England, the UK and the world. And, it is a book which I will be picking up from my shelf numerous times to re-read some of the chapters. Also former editor of Scotland on Sunday, which he launched as deputy editor and which won many awards.Groom traces the history of England's northern region from the beginning of the Earth to the present day. I guess I would recommend this if you want somewhere to start with Northern History but I think books about specific regions and/or time periods would probably be better.

His career was spent mainly at the Financial Times, where he was assistant editor and worked in various capacities.HarperNorth have bought World English rights to the next two books by Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day. The devastation of factory and pit closures in the 1980s, for example, echoed the trauma of William the Conqueror’s Harrying of the North.