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A depiction of the castle on fire in 1831 The castle from The History and Antiquities of Nottingham by James Orange, 1840 Entrance to the Ducal Mansion (2012) After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the present 'Ducal Mansion' was built for the 1st Duke of Newcastle and completed by his son, the 2nd Duke of Newcastle , after the 1st Duke's ...
Sir William Neville (c. 1341 – 19 October 1391) was an English Lollard knight, [1] and constable of Nottingham Castle. He was a crusader with his Lollard brother (and possible lover) [2] John Clanvowe, with whom he was buried inside the Arap Mosque in Istanbul.
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The castle is soon after taken by Parliamentarians. [8] 1643 – Royalists of Newark attack and fail to capture Nottingham. 1644 – Royalists fail second attempt to capture Nottingham Castle but do however occupy the town itself. 1646 – Bubonic plague. 1650s – Smith's Bank established (approximate date).
Nottingham is mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Snotingeham" and "Snotingham". In the 11th century, Nottingham Castle was constructed on a sandstone outcrop by the River Trent. The Anglo-Saxon settlement developed into the English Borough of Nottingham and housed a Town Hall and Courts. A settlement also developed around the castle on the ...
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".
Segrave was kept in Scotland until the end of 1314, when he was released in exchange for some Scottish prisoners and on payment of a large ransom; his son Stephen arranged the conditions of the exchange. He still held his keepership and the custody of Nottingham Castle, to which Derby Castle was now added. On 14 July 1316 he received a grant of ...
The department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham, holds a number of papers relating to the 2nd Duke of Newcastle – the Cavendish Papers (Pw 1), part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, includes some of his personal papers; and the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection (Ne) includes estate papers and family ...
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