1.0European citieshttps://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/european-citiesBryan Rippinhttps://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/european-cities/author/bryan/Newcastle - European citiesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iLho7KFsH9"><a href="https://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/european-cities/newcastle/">Newcastle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.euroresidentes.com/euroresiuk/european-cities/newcastle/embed/#?secret=iLho7KFsH9" width="600" height="338" title="«Newcastle» — European cities" data-secret="iLho7KFsH9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Newcastle has a rich history. It was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century and the great wall named after him – spanning the breadth of England – can still be traced in some parts of the city. After the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Newcastle became part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria, and after a series of conflicts with the Vikings and the devastation north of the River Tyne inflicted after the 1080 rebellion against the Normans, the city was virtually destroyed, but William the Conquerer’s son, Robert Curthose, built a wooden castle there in