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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

Nottingham in Early Times—The Danish Invasion—William the Conqueror—The Castle and the Peverels—Visits of Henry II. And Richard I.—White Friars and Gray Friars—Intrigues of Queen Isabella—Parliaments at Nottingham—Richard III. at the Castle— The Royal Army in the Meadows—James I. at Thurland Hall—The Civil War—Raising the Standard—Rivalry of the Nottingham and Newark Garrisons—Reduction of the Castle—The Restoration— Nottingham and the Revolution of 1688—The Castle destroyed by Fire—Its Subsequent Restoration

CHAPTER II.

Villages around Nottingham—Wollaton and its Worthies—The Park and Hall—Adventures of Sir Hugh Willoughby—Lenton and its Priory —Arnold and Bestwood—An Easter Sepulchre—Royal Visitors at Bestwood—The Dukes of St. Albans—Calverton—The Story of the Stocking-frame—Woodborough and the Jebbs—Lambley and the Cromwells

CHAPTER III.

Clifton and its Famous Grove—The Cliftons of Clifton—Notable Warriors —Wilford and its Associations—An Eminent Parson—The Adventurous Career of Captain Deane—Henry Kirke White—Holme Pierrepont and its Owners—The Poet Oldham

CHAPTER IV.

Attenborough as it is—Birthplace of General Ireton—Alderman Sir John Ireton, Lord Mayor of London—Kingston and the Babingtons—A Remarkable Memorial—An Eminent Judge—Anthony Babington, the Conspirator—Modern Kingston and the late Lord Belper—Bradmore and its Owners—Bunny and Ralph, Lord Cromwell—Sir Thomas Parkyns and his Book on Wrestling—His Effigy as a Wrestler—Notice of Lord Rancliffe

CHAPTER V.

Colwick—The Colwick Family—The Byrons and the Musters—Memorials in the Church—Lord Byron’s ‘Mary’—The Reform Riots—Burton Joyce— Lowdham—The Bysets and their Exploits—The Home of an Archbishop—Singular Land Tenure