| 867 | | Danes are attacked and move south
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| | Armies from Northumbria attacked the Danes at York but were defeated. The Danes moved south attacking Nottingham and taking the city. The king of Mercia asked Ethelred and Alfred for assistance and an army from Wessex went to help.1 |
| 1068 | | Construction of Nottingham Castle
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| | William and the Normans started construction of the castle at Nottingham. This would have been a wooden building. It was built on the high ground above the town using the step slope down to the river Leen as a defence.2 |
| 1153 | | Nottingham Castle attacked
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| | Henry attacked Nottingham where a fire resulted in damage to the town.2 |
| 1194 | | Siege of Nottingham Castle
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| | The castle at Nottingham was being held by supporters of John but it fell to Richard I after a siege of several days.2 |
| 1319 | Sep 20 | Battle of Myton
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| | While the best of the English army were at Berwick, a Scottish army led by Sir James Douglas invaded Yorkshire. With an untrained army the Archbishop of York, William Melton, tried to fight off the Scots but was defeated at Myton-in-Swalesdale. With the Scots threatening their lands in the north the earls, with Edward at Berwick, abandoned the siege and returned to their homes. Queen Isabella who was in York at the time managed to escape to safety at Nottingham. |
| 1330 | Oct 19 | Arrest of Mortimer
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| | Edward III ordered the arrest of Roger Mortimer. The King and some loyal supporters entered Nottingham Castle via a secret passage in the rocks and Roger Mortimer was arrested. |
| 1469 | Jul 26 | Battle of Edgecote
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| | Edward's army was insufficient to deal with the rebels alone and he had moved them to Nottingham to wait for a larger army to join them led by Sir William Herbert. Pembroke's army was attacked and defeated by a combined rebel army led by Robin of Redesdale and the Earl of Warwick who had returned from France. The battle took place at Edgecote near Banbury. Sir William Herbert and his brother Richard were captured and executed. |
| 1484 | Sep | Truce signed with the Scots
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| | A three year truce was signed at Nottingham Castle by Richard and the Scottish king James III.3 |
| Early Modern Period (1500-1800) - Under Construction |
| 1642 | Aug 22 | Charles I raises standard at Nottingham Castle
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| | Charles I declared war by raising his standard at Nottingham Castle. |
| Sep 13 | Charles leaves Nottingham
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| | Charles left Nottingham Castle and marched his army towards Shrewsbury. |
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