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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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
A La Ronde; Arlington Court; Baggy Point; Bolberry Down; Bradley; Branscombe — The Old Bakery, Manor Mill & Forge; Buckland Abbey; Castle Drogo; The Church House
"In Search of the Palace of King Offa" Sutton St Nicholas, Herefordshire: Anglo-Saxon, Medieval: 5 March 2000 () 56: 11 "A Roman Temple in Sight of the Millennium Dome" Greenwich, London: Roman: 12 March 2000 () 57: 12 "Nuns in Northumbria" Hartlepool, County Durham: Medieval: 19 March 2000 () 58: 13 "York" York, Yorkshire
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 ...