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The plague visited Newcastle four times during the 16th century, in 1579 when 2,000 people died, [23] in 1589 when 1700 died, in 1595 and finally in 1597. [24] In 1600 Elizabeth I granted Newcastle a charter for an exclusive body of electors, the right to elect the mayor and burgesses. The charter also gave the Hostmen exclusive rights to load ...
That university's college in Newcastle, which had been known as King's College, became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (now known as Newcastle University), which was founded in 1963, [63] followed by Newcastle Polytechnic in 1969; the latter received university status in 1992 and became the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (now ...
The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep (the castle's main fortified stone tower, pictured below right), and the Black Gate, its ...
Newcastle United F.C., an English association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne; Newcastle Falcons, an English rugby union club based in Newcastle upon Tyne; Newcastle Knights, an Australian rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales; Newcastle Thunder, an English rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne
The total distance travelled for a fan to attend every away game from Newcastle was found to be equivalent to a round-the-world trip. [158] In the 2016–17 season, while in the second tier, Newcastle recorded an average attendance of 51,106. [159]
America Online CEO Stephen M. Case, left, and Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin listen to senators' opening statements during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the merger of the two ...
Morpeth, New South Wales is a similar distance north of Newcastle as Morpeth, Northumberland is north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Christ Church Cathedral dominates the skyline of Newcastle. Under Captain James Wallis , commandant from 1816 to 1818, the convicts' conditions improved, and a building boom began.
Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal: Anthony Gordon’s controversial goal was enough to decide a fractious clash