 The cathedral houses the shrine and related treasures of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, and these are on public view.It is also home to the head of St Oswald of Northumbria and the remains of the Venerable Bede.The castle was originally built in the 11th century as a projection of the Norman power in Northern England, as the population of England in the north remained rebellious following the disruption of the Norman Conquest in 1066.