Travels Through History

Travels Through History (The North-East of England) by Julian Worker is a short, concise, informative travel log that is part of a series of several locations that has been visited and written by Mr. Worker.

I enjoyed reading about the major points of interest in NE England, the pertinent history behind each area/landmark, and the accompanying images. It really does help plan one’s trip to the area.

I am looking forward to reading more installments and locations.

5/5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley and AG Books for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.

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I found this book really interesting, it was written in a friendly and informative way. I did think it would have included a bigger area with more information about more places, it says north east and that is a huge area! Maybe another book is on the way.
Thank you netgalley.

As someone who lived near Durham and worked in Newcastle for over 30 years I was interested to see what Mr Worker felt to be tourist attractions. It does say "...visitor can see in a very short time" and that's true (equally the time it takes to read - about an hour). It's an interesting mix of history behind the places, practical aspects (entry fees or free - for some sites) and an accessible way of writing. Each chapter has a single and, for the most part, different picture reflecting some aspect of the text. The places themselves are an equally interesting mix - railway history in and around Darlington, Durham Cathedral and St. Cuthbert, industrial/WWII Ouseburn and the Quayside, ship building and Romans at Wallsend (Segedunum (not Segudunum as in a couple of places)), The Angel of the North and other modern works with a quick and quirky day trip to Blanchland and up to Hadrian's Wall for Corbridge, Chesters and Housesteads. This was the least successful chapter to my mind - too little about too much. He ignored Northumberland, other than the Green Woman and a brief mention of Lindisfarne for St. Cuthbert, and there's a lot more to the north-east than expressed here. With the main thrust around Newcastle upon Tyne - Darlo it might have been better to have a more geographically constrained title. Clearly he spent his time well in the museums and walking around Tyneside and the book reflects this. Thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Nice little book, to give visitors to the northeast of England a small taste of what we have to offer. This book would be huge considely thicker as we have so much history to share with everyone.

Well worth reading.

Now I didn’t need to request this since I live in this area and know a lot of this information already but I’m a complete history nerd! Julian has took the best parts of the North-East and managed to fit them in this book while giving some great information about the local area.

Great little book and highly recommend to anyone wanting to visit this way.

This compact book is ideal for carrying with you while you discover the delights on offer in the North East of England.
It is not a comprehensive history of the area but a good introduction. The author has included his favourite places and shares his knowledge and enthusiasm.

As a Geordie living abroad I was interested to see what parts of my beloved North East of England would be included in this book. A well-researched overview of a small part of what is on offer for visitors interested in the local history. The book suffered from an clear rationale as to why various places were included at the expense of others. That being said I would really enjoy reading a longer history written by this author as he has an accessible style of writing where his passion for history comes across without sounding arrogant or overbearing.

This is an interesting book for anyone who knows Newcastle. I found out lots of new things about it. I will use this knowledge the next time I go into Newcastle and look around it .

Well researched and informative review. These places you may have heard of or lived in but this looks at another side and gives a different historical viewpoint to the one you thought you knew.

I enjoyed reading about the history that one can see in this area, and hope to get there soon to see the sights in person. Everything is far more interesting when you know the story behind it!

This was an interesting read and not quite what I expected. I thought it will be similar to the general dry-ish travel books for tourists. Instead, it was like reminiscing with a (very informed) friend about their travels. I learned a lot and felt like I was physically there for most of the places. The photos are absolutely stunning.