I finally went to the Castle today! Since I finished my papers, I figured I would take a day to relax and go to city centre. Here's some history:
Nottingham Castle was originally a wood structure built by William the Conquerer when the Normans invaded. It was later replaced by a strone structure under King Henry II. It was used as a residence by King Edward III. The Castle was used for military defense during the War of the Roses. It was frequented by King Henry VIII, who apparently really liked the legend of Robin Hood. He had it reinforced and had the garisson increased. The Castle was used during the English Civil War, first by Charles I, but when he left, the Parlimentarians used it and held back the Royalists. The Castle was for the most part demolished in 1649 so that no one could use it as a military stronghold ever again, but the general outline was still distinguishable. The Ducal Mansion that stands there now was built in the 1670's by Henry Cavendish. There are still tunnels underneath it from the Castle, but i didn't have time to do the tunnel tour since i went pretty close to closing time.
The Castle was burned down during a riot against the Duke in 1831 and it was not until the 1870's that it was restored. After it was restored, the mansion was turned into a museum by the Prince of Wales (King Edward VII). It's got a lot of cool stuff in there, but i couldn't take pictures. There is one room that has the uniforms and weapons, etc of the nottingham regiment for the past few centuries. There is a room with oil paintings from the early 20th century (some of which seriously just looked like lines of paint?!). They also had the Story of Nottingham - history of the town and castle and the legend of robin hood, etc. It was really cool to take in.
Even though it was crazy cold (it has been snowing on and off for the past few days), it was really nice just to go and appreciate the history behind it and the art within.
Even though it was crazy cold (it has been snowing on and off for the past few days), it was really nice just to go and appreciate the history behind it and the art within.
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| The Gatehouse |
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| Ducal Mansion |
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| In front of the Mansion |
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| Part of the Castle Wall |
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Brianna
Seeeee! It's cold here!
ReplyDeletehaha i'm also a wuss at home when it comes to the cold. when i complained to my dad that i was cold and told him that it had been snowing, he didn't believe me until i showed him a picture haha.
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