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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
CHAPTER VI.
The Vale of Belvoir—Tithby and Wiverton—The Chaworth Family— Royal Visitors—A Loyal Garrison—Lord Byron and Mary Chaworth —The Death of Mrs. Musters—Owthorpe—A Famous Regicide— Langar and Admiral Lord Howe—The Tibetots and Scropes— Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, a Roman Halting-place—An Eminent Judge robbed on the Highway—Monuments in the Church—A Young Cavalier slain at Willoughby
CHAPTER VII.
‘All the World and Bingham’—A Quaint Phrase—The Bingham Family —Admiral Sir Thomas Rempstone—Extraordinary Find—Eminent Clerics—Viscount Sherbrooke—East Bridgeford—A Roman Station —The Home of a Regicide—Religious House at Shelford—The Siege of the Manor-house—The Earls of Chesterfield
CHAPTER VIII.
Aslockton and Archbishop Cranmer—Whatton Church—A Cramner Memorial—The Village Cross—Parish Registers—Early Days of the Prelate—Leland’s Itinerary—Cranmer’s Mound and Walk—The Molyneux — Screveton — Kirketon Hall and the Whalleys — A Mysterious Jesuit—Edward Whalley and Oliver Cromwell—The Guardian of the King—Whalley signs the Death-warrant—He is one of Cromwell’s Peers—Flies to America and dies—Car Colston— Thoroton, the Nottinghamshire Historian
CHAPTER IX.
Down the Trent Valley—Thurgarton Priory—A House of the Augustinians The Cooper Family—A Shatp Skirmish—Hoveringham and the Goushills—Memorial to a Remarkable Lady—Stoke and its Battlefield — The Imposture of Lambert Simnel — Local Relics and Traditions
CHAPTER X.
Southwell: its Church and Palace—The Minster founded—Visits of Archbishops—Sudden Death of Archbishop Gerard—Singular Story of Thurstan—Geoffrey Plantagenet—Strange Scene at the Minster—King John’s Visits—Notices of Cardinal Wolsey—Charles I. at the Saracen’s Head—Byronian Reminiscences
CHAPTER XI.
Newark: the ‘Key of the North’—An Old Town’s Story—The Castle Built by Bishop Alexander—Death of King John—The Coming of the Friars—The Friary and the Chantry House—A Fine Parish Church —The Civil War Period—Loyalty of the Old Borough—Modern Events
CHAPTER XII.
Brough, a Roman Station—Danethorpe Hills—Holme and Lord Bellasis —Cromwell and the Cromwells—Muskham—Norwell—North and South Collingham—Fledborough and its owners—Woodcotes—The Gretna Green of the Midlands—Dr. Arnold’s Connection with Fledborough—Sutton-on-Trent—Grassthorpe and the Furnivals— Memorials of the Cartwright Family at Marnham
CHAPTER XIII.
The Manor-house at Hawton—Memorials of the Molyneux Family— The Easter Sepulchre—Judge Molyneux at Thorpe—Old Hall at Cotham — The Markham Family—Sibthorpe and its College— Staunton and its Story—Attack on Staunton Hall—Elston and the Darwins
CHAPTER XIV.
Tuxford and its Neighbours—Curious Sculpture in the Church—The Rebel Stone—The Markhams of Markham—Memorials in the Church—A Famous Village—Mrs. Markham’s ‘History of England’ —Bevercotes and its Early Owners—Haughton and the Holles Family—A Once Famous Mansion—The Chapel Ruins—Markham Clinton and its Mausoleum
CHAPTER XV.
Averham— Robert de Lexington and the Jews — Sir William Dugdale and the Family of Sutton—Lord Lexington and Charles I.—Kelham Hall—A Destructive Fire—Upton and Hockerton—Thoroton’s Connection with Hockerton—Winkburn Park and Hall—An Ancient Church—The Countess of Rutland at Winkburn— A Peninsular Hero—Bilsthorpe—A Controversy with a King—Modern Memorials in Bilsthorpe Church—The Ancient Owners of Eakring— Visitation of the Plague—Heroism of the Rector
CHAPTER XVI.
Queen Eleanor and Harby—Founding a Chantry—Broadholme and its Nunnery—Rampton in Saxon Times—The Babingtons and Eyres—Remains of the Ancient Mansion—The Whole Duty of Man—Heroes of Modern Times—Laneham and the Archbishops of York— A Duel—Sturton—The White Lady—Colonel Thornhaugh—Fenton the Mariner
CHAPTER XVII.
Retford and its Records—Battle on the Banks of the Idle—Royal Grants and Favours—The Parish Church—Tower and Steeple blown down— An Army at Wheatley—Curious Election Story—Mattersey and its Monks—Wiseton and its Distinguished Visitors—Ranskill and its Danish Ancestry—Clayworth and its Clergy
CHAPTER XVIII.
Scrooby—The Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers—An Absorbing Story— Elder Brewster and his Residence—The Archiepiscopal Palace— Blyth—Its Monastery and Church—Bishop Saunderson—An Ancient Tournament-Ground—Hodsock Priory—Finningley and the Frobishers—A Hero of the Armada
CHAPTER XIX.
Worksop and ‘The Dukeries ‘—The Lovetots—Foundation of Worksop Priory—The Furnivals and Talbots—Dissolution of the Monastery— Mary Queen of Scots at the Manor—Sherwood Forest—Clumber House and the Dukes of Newcastle—Thoresby, Seat of Earl Manvers —Welbeck Abbey and the Dukes of Portland—Birkland and Bilhagh —Edwinstowe, Ollerton—Cockglode— Rufford Abbey—Clipstone Palace—Shireoaks, Gateford, Osberton, Serlby Hall
CHAPTER XX.
Mansfield and its Environs—Newstead and the Byrons—Annesley— Felley—Hucknall Torkard—Papplewick—Blidworth
CHAPTER XXI.
The Erewash Valley—Trowell and the Hackers—The Early Possessors of Cossall—Shaw, the Life Guardsman—The Family of Strelley—Stapleford—An Ancient Cross—William Peverel—The Teverys and Palmes—A Gallant Admiral—‘A Petrified Enigma’—Beauvale—A Carthusian Monastery—The Cantilupes—Greasley Castle—The Prior of Beauvale hanged—Nuttall Temple
CHAPTER XXII.
Natural Features dependent on Soils—Coal-Measures: their Extent under the County—The Magnesian Limestone and Creswell ‘Bone-Caverns’ —The New Red Sandstone, and the ‘Forest Lands’ of Notts—Hemlock Stone—The Keuper Marls and Gypsum—The Lias—Ancient Course of the Trent to Lincoln and the Wash—Museums
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Treasures in the Stately Homes of Nottinghamshire—List of Country Seats — Ecclesiastical Buildings— Southwell Minster— Its Chapter-House—Newark Parish Church—The Church at Blyth—Worksop Priory Church—Parochial Churches
CHAPTER XXIV.
LEGEND, TRADITION, AND ANECDOTE.
Robin Hood and his Band—Ballads of the Period—The Gothamites—The King and the Miller of Mansfield—Ancient Instruments of Torture— The Plough Bullocks—Riding the Stang—The Fair Maid of Clifton —St. Catherine’s Well at Newark—Nan Scott’s Chamber at Holme—Dick Turpin and his Accomplice-The Poets of the Newark Sieges-Hercules Clay and his Dream
CHAPTER XXV.
Provincial Words: their Origin and Use-Examples from Great Writers —Superstitions and Proverbial Sayings—Eccentric Epitaphs
CHAPTER XXVI.
The Nottinghamshire Flora—County Floras—Dr. Deering’s ‘Catalogus Stirpium’—Mr. Ordoyno’s ‘Flora Nottinghamiensis’‘—Dr. Howitt’s ‘Nottinghamshire Flora’—The Nottingham Catchfly— Its History and Peculiarities—The Meadow Crocus—Fauna of the County—List of Notts Birds