Search Results: Carlisle

Pupils at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania, c. 1900. Students were required to wear uniforms and had to surrender traditional attire upon their arrival.

David I of Scotland reigned from 1124 to 1153 CE. Taking over from his elder brother Alexander I of Scotland (r. 1107-1124 CE), David continued to consolidate the kingdom of Scotland as a single nation, built castles and monasteries, and...

The Battle of Preston between 17 and 20 August 1648 occurred during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) and saw Oliver Cromwell lead Parliament's New Model Army to victory against an Anglo-Scottish army which supported King Charles I of England...

Buffalo and Eagle Wing is a legend of the Plains Indians culture of North America, which is part origin myth and part cautionary tale on the importance of keeping one's promises. Although scholars agree on the general provenance of the tale...

There were over 600 battles and sieges in the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) between Parliament and the English monarchy. In this collection of resources, we examine nine of the most important military struggles that progressed the war, diverted...

Malcolm III of Scotland (aka Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) reigned as king from 1058 to 1093 CE. He took the throne after his young predecessor Lulach (r. 1057-1058 CE), the stepson of Macbeth, king of Scotland (r. 1040-1057 CE), was...

A section of Hadrian's Wall near Carlisle.

Gold finger-ring, engraved with a runic inscription, three letters continuing on inside of the hoop, found near Carlisle, England, dated to the 8th-10th century. The British Museum, London

The Crosby Garrett Helmet, a copper alloy Roman cavalry helmet dating from the 1st half of 3rd century AD, found by an unnamed metal detectorist near Crosby Garrett in Cumbria in May 2010. This photo was taken on the occasion of the Hadrian’s...

Corbridge (Coria) was a fort and town in the Roman province of Britannia immediately south of Hadrian's Wall, on the east-west road stretching from Corbridge to Carlisle (Luguvalium) and now known as the Stanegate. Corbridge was the northernmost...