In Annexing Northumbria, D. Wilson documents the fascinating history of the North East in vivid detail. Discover the brutal raids on England by King David of Scotland in the early 12th century, as he attempted to master the lands as far as the Tyne. 400 years later, Tynemouth Priory was signed over to King Henry VIII and stripped of its fine adornments as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries Act. Unearth the scandal of James IV of Scotland, in love with a mistress he hoped to marry. The plans were dashed when she was found poisoned alongside her two beautiful sisters...