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King John's Palace is the remains of a former medieval royal residence in Clipstone, north-west Nottinghamshire. The name "King John's Palace" has been used since the 18th century; prior to that the site was known as the "King's Houses". It is not known how or when the building became associated with King John as he only spent a total of nine ...
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.
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 ...
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]
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In 1066, in the invasion of England, King William the Conqueror made Sherwood Forest a Royal Hunting Forest. [4] [5] Sherwood Forest was frequently visited by the Mercian Kings. [3] The forest became popular with John, King of England and King Edward I of England. The remains of a hunting lodge can be found at Kings Clipstone named King John's ...
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