Northern England
Within Northern Britain, (PROSE: The Whoniverse [+]Loading...["The Whoniverse (novel)"]) Northern England, or the north of England, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) was the region that formed the northern part of England. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
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The legions of the Roman Empire conquered territory as far as Northern England. (GAME: "Amy's Profile: The Romans" [+]Part of Amy's History Hunt, Loading...{"namedpart":"Amy's Profile: The Romans","1":"Amy's History Hunt (video game)"})
In the area then known as Northumbria, (TV: The Time Meddler [+]Loading...["The Time Meddler (TV story)"]) Northern England was invaded by the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada in September 1066. In response, King Harold Godwinson marched up north and defeated Hardrada, only to be forced to return to Southern England to face William of Normandy in the Battle of Hastings, in which he was defeated, leading to the Norman Conquest. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
Bolton Wanderers was a Northern football team. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])
The Ninth Doctor spoke with a Northern accent, telling Rose Tyler that "lots of planets have a north" when she questioned if he was an alien, noting that he sounded like he was from the North. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]) Rose later repeated the Doctor's claim to Harriet Jones when she questioned his Northern accent. (TV: World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"])
As Elton Pope recalled, Bridget Sinclair lived "way up north" but travelled down to London without fail for LINDA meetings. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"])
After arriving in Bilehurst Cragg in the early 17th century, Graham O'Brien observed that a boy was speaking in a Northern accent, suggesting that Team TARDIS was close to their home (TV: The Witchfinders [+]Loading...["The Witchfinders (TV story)"]) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. (TV: Arachnids in the UK [+]Loading...["Arachnids in the UK (TV story)"])
