Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Historic county | Northumberland |
Founded | 2nd century AD |
City status | 1882 |
Metropolitan borough | 1 April 1974 |
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The continuity of the city's history is illustrated by the building of the royal castle - founded in 1080 by Robert Curthose, son of William the Conqueror - on ...
It dates from the Roman period and derives its name from the Norman castle built in 1080 by Robert II of Normandy, the oldest son of William I (the Conqueror).
Newcastle became one of the great provincial centres of medieval England. “Coals to Newcastle” - the phrase indicates the dominating importance of the coal.