Smithson was the inheritor of the fortune and lands of the Percy family of Northumberland, whose ancestor, Sir Henry Percy, commonly known as ‘Harry Hotspur’, inspired Tottenham Hotspur’s name and its ...

Harry Hotspur' originally came from Northumberland and was a famous member of the Percy family, one of the most ancient noble ...

The inscription reads: Near this place lies interred Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland, in her own right Baroness Percy, Lucy, Poynings, Fitz Payne, Bryan & Latimer, sole heiress of Algernon, ...

The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is for sale for £35m It is owned by the Duke of Northumberland's youngest son, Lord Max Percy The 9,500 acres have been in the Percy familiy for 700 years ...

The park was named after the fourteenth century Duke of Northumberland, Henry Percy, who was nicknamed Harry Hotspur by his enemies (and namechecked in Shakespeare). The players wanted to keep ...

with all children visiting Alnwick Castle and learning about local hero Harry Hotspur, the first Earl of Northumberland who was renowned for his speed and bravery in battle. Earlier this month the ...