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View of King John's Palace, Nottinghamshire facing south-west during conservation work in 2009. The site continued in use as an arable field, with a preserved ruin and was known as Castle Field during the 20th century. It remained in the ownership of the Welbeck Estate until November 1945 when it was purchased by local farmers Fred and Molly ...
English: King John's Palace features the remains of a hunting palace that was used and visited by six successive Plantagenet kings. Ongoing archaeology excavations are attempting to map out the boundaries of the original palace and successive additions.
While King Richard I ("the Lionheart") was away on the Third Crusade, along with a great number of English noblemen, Nottingham Castle was occupied by supporters of Prince John, including the Sheriff of Nottingham. In the legends of Robin Hood, Nottingham Castle is the scene of the final showdown between the sheriff and the heroic outlaw. [4]
Nottinghamshire County Council and Forestry England jointly manage the ancient remnant of forest north of the village of Edwinstowe, providing walks, footpaths and a host of other activities. [ 11 ] This central core of ancient Sherwood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), [ 12 ] NNR [ 13 ] and Special Area of Conservation (SAC). [ 14 ]
King John's Palace is the ruined walls of a former medieval royal residence previously used for hunting trips into Sherwood Forest near to Kings Clipstone. While there is no conclusive proof of the medieval royal residence being built by King John , there were known to be 1400 acres of forested deer park (and 70 acres of rabbit warrens) next to ...
Edward I bestowed the King part of its name after Parliament was held at King John's Palace in 1290 "Clipiston Regis", [11] and appeared on later maps as Kings Clipstone. [ 12 ] After its importance lessened it was known simply as Clipstone, and later Old Clipstone particularly after the nearby (New) Clipstone village was built for miners at ...
King John's Palace at Clipstone: King John's Palace: Building King's Clipstone, Mansfield Remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone. It has been known as "King John's Palace" (although King John only spent a few days here) since the 18th century. It was previously known as the "King's Houses", built for Henry II from 1176 within ...
King John's Palace ruin near Kings Clipstone was a royal residence for King John, the area being near to Sherwood Forest. King John's Palace was a place where King William the Lion of Scotland met King Richard I of England to congratulate him on his return from the crusades. [7] King John died at Newark Castle in 1216. [9]