LITTLE HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (HB)

Nottinghamshire is home to hand-carved caves, Sherwood Forest, more than forty monastic houses, a medieval 'dance of death', mansions, workhouses and pumping stations. Robin Hood, Lord Byron, Pilgrim Fathers, four regicides, Jesse Boot the chemist, D.H. Lawrence, and Eric Coates all lived here. The medieval wool trade was superseded by coal, gypsum and textiles including Nottingham's famous lace industry; John Player's tobacco and Raleigh bicycles were both based here. Begin your exploration of an English county which manages to be both world-famous and unfairly overlooked.