Northerners: The bestselling history of the North of England

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In 1894, he established the Parsons Marine Steam Company in Wallsend, where the 100ft Turbinia, now housed at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum, was built. Fitted with turbine machinery, it achieved speeds of 34 knots and at the naval review held in 1897 caused a sensation by travelling faster than any other vessel afloat. Perhaps his crowning achievement was the RMS Mauretania. Ant & Dec

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Better known for his pen name, James Herriot. He was a British veterinary surgeon and writer who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books consisting of stories about animals and their owners. The first was If Only They Could Talk in 1970, which spawned a series of movies and a television series. Basil Bunting These sisters are hugely talented singers whose genre-crossing music has strong links to Northumbrian and North East folk music. Originally called Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, they became The Unthanks with changes to the line up in 2009. They have released several acclaimed albums and are a popular draw on the music festival circuit. Mark Benton A journalist and award-winning radio broadcaster, who was educated at Kirkby Grammar School in Linthorpe. She is best-known as a TV, radio and newspaper ‘agony aunt’. Raeburn was the co-creator and writer of the 1979-80 comedy TV series Agony starring Maureen Lipman, which featured an agony aunt struggling with her own personal life. Maurice Elvey Renowned player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle, Kathryn was actually born in Walsall to a musical family originally from Northumberland who returned to theri roots when she was seven. A multi award winning player, she is a much in demand musician Alexander Armstrong

His story is of a man of humble roots who made his voice heard at the top table. He was once said to be Margaret Thatcher’s favourite businessman. Bobby Thompson we travel around in our betty who is a fiat ducato bolero vlogging as we go and sharing our adventures on our channel pop on there see what we get up to lol. An acclaimed writer whose book ‘The Ghost Road’, part of her ‘Regeneration Trilogy’ set in the First World War, won the prestigious Booker prize in 1995. A prolific children’s author, with 315 fiction and non-fiction books published in the past 40 years, selling over 32 million copies in over 40 languages.

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It has been a humbling experience to draw up our list and be reminded of the talent the region has produced since 1919, people who are not just champions of the North, but champions of the world. Dame Catherine CooksonOne of the greatest scientists and engineers this country has ever produced, in 1889 he founded CA Parsons & Co at Heaton, Newcastle, responsible in 1890 for the Forth Banks power station, the first turbo generating plant in the world. The book aims to be Northern England’s defining biography, laying out dramatic events that created the North – waves of migration, invasions and battles, and transformative changes affecting European culture and the global economy. Born the first of seven children, he began his working life in the shipyards but a suggestion from a friend saw him pursue his love of drawing and painting. After art school he eventually set up Arthaus, a gallery in Richmond, North Yorkshire, and has gone on to become an acclaimed British artist. Much of his work depicts his childhood growing up in Middlesbrough. He has received a range of accolades including appointment as official artist to the Tour de Yorkshire. Peter Higgs

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Tynesiders and other North East folk have played a crucial role in shaping modern Britain, according to a major new book.Campaigner Ann changed the 800-year-old Double Jeopardy law which said you can’t be tried for the same crime twice. Her inspiration was daughter Julie Hogg who was 23 when she was killed by Billy Dunlop. Dunlop was tried for murder but was acquitted after juries twice failed to reach a verdict. While serving a sentence for a separate murder, Dunlop confessed that he’d killed Julie. However, under double jeopardy, he was protected from conviction. That prompted a campaign led by Ming which drew the support of Teesside MPs and ultimately led to a change on the law. Bob Mortimer A statue of World War Two Victoria Cross winner Capt Richard Wallace Annand, from South Shields (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)

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A moral philosopher who made enormous contributions to human thinking on questions such as the self, our animal heritage and our place in the universe. She was a senior lecturer in philosophy at Newcastle University, and wrote her first book, Beast And Man (1978), when she was in her fifties, and went on to write over 15 more. Alison Kay The ‘Voice of Darts’ due to his fame as a commentator with a memorable turn of phrase. The son of a Northumberland miner, he was fiercely proud of his roots. He won a scholarship to St John’s College, Cambridge, graduating with a 2:1 degree in Modern History, he was also a published author and wrote the hit kids series Jossy’s Giants. David Almond A well known character actor on TV, his roles include appearances in Early Doors, Northern Lights with Robson Green, Waterloo Road and as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. In 2015 he hosted daytime game show The Edge. He plays the part of Frank Hathaway in Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators on BBC1. Si KingThey include scientists, inventors, artists, musicians, legends of the small screen, Hollywood superstars, record breakers and even someone who has gone into space.