Nottinghamshire Archives - A Bit About Britain

The tale of the Bramley apple

Bramley Apples come from Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Here’s a story with a healthy bite. There are thousands of varieties of apple, but just one that is generally considered to be the cook’s favourite in the UK – the Bramley. Bramley apples are large and green, with a sharp taste that makes them unappetising to eat raw, but flavoursome when cooked, with the

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East MidlandsCurious, Georgian, Modern, Nottinghamshire, Victorian

Thank God for Southwell Minster

There are so many reasons to visit Southwell Minster that it’s a good job someone decided to build it… A few miles north-west of Nottingham, in the English East Midlands, Southwell is neither on a major route to anywhere, nor in traditional tourist-land. So, for most people, going there is a premeditated act; it took

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East MidlandsCathedrals, Medieval, Modern, Nottinghamshire, Saxon, Stuart, Tudor, Victorian, Worship

The castle at Newark-on-Trent

So far, England has only had one King John, and he was a bad ‘un. However many times some historian suggests that this much-maligned monarch has been misrepresented, misunderstood, or was at least no worse than any other medieval king, another historian shouts out that John was as bad as they got. In fact, by

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East MidlandsCastles and forts, Gardens, Medieval, Nottinghamshire, Royal connections, Ruins, Stuart, Victorian

In search of Robin Hood

Robin Hood is one of England’s enduring legendary heroes. Deprived of his rightful inheritance and outlawed, Robert of Locksley (or Loxley) shelters in the King’s forest of Sherwood, where he assumes natural leadership over the vagabonds and other outlaws in hiding there, all victims of medieval England’s harsh laws and brutal penalties for infringement. Robert

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East MidlandsCastles and forts, Churches, Countryside, Film or TV, Legend, Medieval, Memorial, Nottinghamshire, Pubs, Towns, Villages

A bit about the East Midlands

Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire

Including the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. What can you say about the East Midlands, an area that spawned Tennyson, DH Lawrence, Margaret Thatcher and the legend of Robin Hood? Sherwood Forest is still there, though it’s a little smaller now; and did you know they’re building a brand-new forest, the

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All East MidlandsDerbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Regions, Rutland