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Nottingham Castle is a Stuart Restoration-era ducal mansion in Nottingham, England, built on the site of a Norman castle built starting in 1068, and added to extensively through the medieval period, when it was an important royal fortress and occasional royal residence.
Nottingham Castle Outer Bailey Wall and Towers City of Nottingham: Tower: c. 1280: 12 July 1972: 1246765: Nottingham Castle Outer Bailey Wall and Towers: Statue of Captain Albert Ball: City of Nottingham: Statue: 1921
Taxation in medieval England was the system of raising money for royal and governmental expenses. During the Anglo-Saxon period , the main forms of taxation were land taxes, although custom duties and fees to mint coins were also imposed.
This list of museums in Nottinghamshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available ...
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William Peverel the Elder is the son of Randulph Peverel of his immediate family, only the name of a brother, Robert, is known. [1]The name Peverel is an Anglo-Norman variant form of the Old French surname Pevrel, Peuvrel diminutive form in -el of Pevrier, Peuvrier meaning "pepper or spice seller".
The Park Estate was formerly a private hunting park for the Duke of Newcastle who was also the owner of the adjacent Nottingham Castle.The Fifth Duke of Newcastle retained architect Thomas Chambers (T.C.) Hine (1813–1899) to design and build the Park Tunnel (primarily as the main entrance to the Park) and to develop the Park as a residential area in central Nottingham for the wealthier ...
Nottingham Council opened the hall as a museum in 1926. In 2005 it was closed for a two-year refurbishment and re-opened in April 2007. The prospect room at the top of the house, and the kitchens in the basement, were opened up for the public to visit, though this must be done on one of the escorted tours.