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Recent studies show that the north-eastern counties were far less backward and barren in the 16th and 17th centuries than was often supposed.Even so they retained peculiarities of government which had originated in the needs of a remote area bordering a hostile power.Until James I attempted to create a 'middle shire' between England and Scotland, the principal political figures in Northumberland held military office; the wardens of the east and middle marches, and the governor of Berwick.In Durham the bishop had lost most of his palatine powers in 1536 but the vestiges of that authority, combined with his position as the greatest landowner in the county, ensured that he remained the dominant influence in local affairs.2The years 1569-70 brought political upheaval to the north-east.The Northern Rebellion, often seen as the last gesture of the old political and religious order, won few supporters in Northumberland and only limited popularity in Durham.Its consequences were, however, of l
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Recent studies show that the north-eastern counties were far less backward and barren in the 16th and 17th centuries than was often supposed.Even so they retained peculiarities of government which had originated in the needs of a remote area bordering a hostile power.Until James I attempted to create a 'middle shire' between England and Scotland, the principal political figures in Northumberland held military office; the wardens of the east and middle marches, and the governor of Berwick.In Durham the bishop had lost most of his palatine powers in 1536 but the vestiges of that authority, combined with his position as the greatest landowner in the county, ensured that he remained the dominant influence in local affairs.2The years 1569-70 brought political upheaval to the north-east.The Northern Rebellion, often seen as the last gesture of the old political and religious order, won few supporters in Northumberland and only limited popularity in Durham.Its consequences were, however, of l
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