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King Charles I of England raised the Royal Standard in Nottingham on 22 August 1642 at the start of the English Civil War. One of the first banks in England outside London was established around 1688.
In Nottingham residents celebrate, parading through the streets. On-going tensions between royalists and radicals escalate into a riot in a theatre as the latter refuse the royalists' command to take off their hats to sing the national anthem. Famine causes two days of Food Riots. They start as a person carries a loaf on a stick over the market.
Samuel Fox (1781–1868) was a philanthropist and abolitionist Quaker from Nottingham. Fox was known for his good works in Nottingham. Fox supplied burials for cholera victims, food for the starving and helped start the first free school in Britain for poor adults. [1] He founded and served as the first chairman of the Nottingham Building ...
Nottingham (/ ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m / ⓘ NOT-ing-əm, locally / ˈ n ɒ t n ʊ m /) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle ...
Pages in category "Writers from Nottingham" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer. [1] [2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [3] [4] [5] and is regarded as being among the greatest of British poets. [6]
This article cites its sources but its page reference ranges are too broad or incorrect. Please help in adding a more precise page range. (July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Survey of eight prominent scripts (left to right, top to bottom): Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Maya script, Devanagari, Latin alphabet, Arabic alphabet, Braille Part of ...