1/1/2024 0 Comments Nottingham castle history1140 – During the Anarchy between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda, Nottingham was captured and burnt by Ralph Paganell.1102 – Lenton Priory is founded by William Peverel.1086 – "Snotingeham" is referenced in the Doomsday book.1067 – The first wooden motte and bailey Nottingham Castle built by William Peverel on Castle Rock, in the new French borough (to the west of the Saxon borough).1013 – The town submitted to Sweyn Forkbeard.941 – The town was retaken from the Danes by Saxons under Edmund.924 – The town was further fortified on its south side but this did not prevent its recapture by the Danes shortly afterwards.920 – Edward the Elder built fortifications on the south bank of the Trent along with a wooden bridge in an attempt to prevent access by the Danes.His use of the old Brythonic language suggests that the settlement could likely have been named as such by the Celtic Britons who inhabited the area prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion. This translates as "cavey dwelling", probably in reference to the innumerable ancient cave houses dug out of the sandstone bedrock which the city stands on. 893 – In "The Life of King Alfred", Asser, a Welsh monk and cleric records the settlement as "Tig Guocabauc" in Old Brythonic.After negotiations the Danes returned North. 868 – King of Wessex, Aethelred I, and his brother (later to be known as Alfred the Great) arrive at Nottingham with their armies following a request from their brother-in-law Burgred of Mercia. ![]()
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