Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-01
ANCIENT NOTTINGHAM.
Early History Of One Of EnsIaad-s thriving
Towns

Dec. 13. 1907

/ 'ti'i''iS 'Nti tiltHk vi NlSltin2 anN Df
the large provincial manufacturing
! towns? Not many | am sure. except.
perhaps. men who come over on bust
ness, and | am equally sure that any
OF the large towns in the north are
well worth visit. and that one is
amply repaid for the trouble
About two years ago ! spent three
months at a little village called Bus
! ton. about three miles from Noting
! ham. Buston was a slow, dun lite
| place which in time will grow larger
/ 1t has already two large manufactnrieS
! one is large lace factory and The
/ other IS engaged in making the Buston
| Humber bicycles. The village is near
! the river Trent, which at this point is
/ about half mile across. on the on
| Instte side the banks are PERCEPTIONS.
! ana tiiftou Grove extends along the
/ river side for about mile. In the
/ midst Of the trees can be seen Clifton
! Hall. an old haronial mansion now the
country seat Of an English baronet.
/ The town of Nottingham lays claim
10 considerable antiquity. When or b.
whom it was founded it is Impossible
| to find out. but it's history can be
! !.
VIII" fought here against the Danes.
That was thousand years ago: and ii
is toIerably certain that the ancient
Britons had a settlement here ana
lived in the caves with which the town
is honeyconbed. There ar" no traces
Of Roman occupation. but il was a
place # great importance i'm Saxon and
Danish times. King Alfred hesieged
the Danes there and made peac" with
their leader. \ few years later Ed
ward the Elder captured the town aud
( built fort 10 guard the passage of
( the Trent, After his death il again
fell into the hands of the Danes n
AL the fierce struggles between Saxous
and Danes Nottingham played an i'm
rortant part. and until the Danes wer,.
driven from The land there was neither
peace or safety for the habitants.
When the Conqueror landed ting peopi,.
of Nottingham took no part IN thu
struggle that followed. The old castle
had fallen into decay. and in l06S II
WAS rebuilt IN Williams order ami
given In charge of William Peveril
Who founded great abbey in III
uciGhhnrirs village of l.enton.
The annals of Nottingham are r,
interesting that III his short article
can only mention the chief historical
events. Twl,o tlurin. ~. r4ign ok
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sacked ana hurl
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forced them t" declare that the KING
was above law" The lord chief jus
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and aldermen Of London in the dun
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amer menu Hl'tl'f'S ~ peers az NhItH
he caused three powerful earlS To H..
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tIllileN ny i"HlS H"pUSed ana murderer
During the Wars OF the Roses both
Edward ~ ana Richard III were often
at Nottingham. ana it was from the huge
market place that Richard army began
~ last march which ended 5" fatally on
me i'lu "l euS"PItH-
II was at Nottingham that the great
civil War WhICh ended on a balcony OUT
sid" NhltehaH palace. began, Tor It was
an STANDARD mn mat the unfortunate
Charles uhfurled ms nag IN l6lz IN spite
al the town declared Tor the fafnameht
ana tlt C"9'lt was hept i"' 'tolilMtIi ny
Colonel Hutchinson. although the Royal
nope 81 taxing MN ny SURPLUS IN l.f'
the luke Oh tullpetldiu army on rs
way hoftn 10 CRUSH li' '"'"i,l'e ''"''l'"lI
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