AHC: Strong Northumbria, or the Lion in the North

As a resident in the place I know as Geordie land, I always see us as a weird mix of Scottish and English, verging on the point of a unique identity

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have a strong Independent Northumbria in 2017, with hopefully expanded territory compared to regular Northumbria.

Good luck!


-Josh
 
Alternatively a different Norman Conquest ends up with a Norman south and independent north that lately gets called Northumbria.
Add in a (personal) union with Scotland to avoid alliance with Norman England and alliances with the Welsh Princes and voila.
 
Here's an idea: Roman Pictland. Rome manages to pacify the Picts like they did the Britons, then when Rome leaves the Picts are already Christian, already settled and thus will be doing less raiding on Northumbria's northern border. Northumbria can then devote their power to keeping parts of Mercia in the kingdom, which gives them a better power base. Then butterfly away the Viking invasions or have them go for a different region of Britain.
 
Alternatively a different Norman Conquest ends up with a Norman south and independent north that lately gets called Northumbria.
Add in a (personal) union with Scotland to avoid alliance with Norman England and alliances with the Welsh Princes and voila.

Personal union similar to something like David I ruling over vast swathes of the north during the anarchy?
 
Personal union similar to something like David I ruling over vast swathes of the north during the anarchy?
Indeed. Possibly the best way is successful Hardrade causing brief union with Norway and later separation under daughter of Eystein co-king of Norway. TTL she marries the Scottish king one of the older brothers of David.
 
Indeed. Possibly the best way is successful Hardrade causing brief union with Norway and later separation under daughter of Eystein co-king of Norway. TTL she marries the Scottish king one of the older brothers of David.

Oh interesting, perhaps Edward Canmore, or Edmund?
 
The Scottish Kings certainly always had at least half an eye on the Tees becoming their southern boundary, or at least the Tyne or the wall. OTL they never achieved it. The Tees might be too much but it wouldn't take many butterflies for them to get to the wall.
 
The Scottish Kings certainly always had at least half an eye on the Tees becoming their southern boundary, or at least the Tyne or the wall. OTL they never achieved it. The Tees might be too much but it wouldn't take many butterflies for them to get to the wall.

I'd love to see that.
 
Cumberland (the pre-1974 county) was part of Scotland until 1092 and again from the Anarchy until Henry II got it back from Malcolm IV in 1157. It only became firmly English after the Treaty of York in 1237.
 
Cumberland (the pre-1974 county) was part of Scotland until 1092 and again from the Anarchy until Henry II got it back from Malcolm IV in 1157. It only became firmly English after the Treaty of York in 1237.
Hmm how could one prevent giving Cumberland up to the English?
 
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