3649046 Morpeth, Northumberland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morpeth, Northumberland. This town gave birth to the following individuals: Dr William Turner, the first English Botanist; Dr William Gibson, author of several works in Divinity, Botany etc. and Dr Robert Morrison, the celebrated Chinese Linguist and Missionay. In 1185, the town was burnt by its own inhabitants, out of hatred to King John. Illustration for Curiosities of Great Britain by Thomas Dugdale (L Tallis, c 1850).); by Look and Learn.