(in Britain, except Scotland) a former school examination, which was replaced by the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level), now superseded by the General Certificate of Secondary Education.
Bamburgh Castle / Bebbanburg: A place in Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Series ****. Bamburgh Castle is an imposing castle located on the coast at Bamburgh in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Bernard Cornwell on how meeting his real father inspired a Saxon epic. THERE arenât many characters in modern historical fiction that grab you by the throat the way Bernard Cornwellâs Uhtred of Bebbanburg does. Heâs foul-mouthed, lustful, bad tempered, and soaked in the blood of the enemies heâs slaughtered.