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Entry: Nottingham Castle - from Normans to Tudors - A21382689
Author: Uncle Travelling Matt (the Hoopy) - U168592

Number 2 of 3.

In the 1300-1399 paragraph, the tense has changed from being in the past tense: >>In 1300 Edward II *takes* over from his father, and *marries* a French lady...<<etc., then goes back to the past tense again in the following paragraphs.

That'll teach me to rob from an Entry on the event I was writing for this one, I'll fix that, thanks

I believe I've fixed up all the tenses, and more

I can see certain researchers aren't going to appreciate this one.

Interesting approach to a building history Matt, and the lack of linked entries underlines many of the gaps in the guide.

Im not sure about the throbbin Dude marriage part - that's purely fictional, but I suppose its what most people immediately associate with Nottingham. A crook.

Thanks M,

I was going to do just one huge Entry on the site as it is today then link in the appropriate history, but that Entry was turning out to be a Mammoth, well more like a Behemoth, well actually a Leviathan - so hence splitting it into 3

I've altered the Hoody marriage bit Think that is more appropriate now.

"In 1141, the castle was lost to Peverel, but he recaptured it with a small band of men"

This is a bit confusing. Do you mean "Peverel lost the castle"? Saying it was "lost to Peverel" actually means he *gained* it and someone else lost it to him.

"it was his [Richard's] siege of the castle that was the only successful assault of the site in its entire history." But you said earlier that Peverel successfully took the Castle previously?

"These hostages were cruelly hanged from the battlements ...reports of the time indicate that their screams could be heard rolling across Nottingham." Quite a feat of breath control when you're dangling from a rope tied round your neck!

And poor old Ed II.

Thanks Matt.

Thanks KB. I've reread my sources and it seem there some disparity about Peverel recapturing the castle, so I'm leaving it out altogether

I think I meant Richard's was the only successful 'seige', but taking the bit about Peverel out makes that okay now

I've rephrased the hanging bit too

Think I am done with this one

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