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On this blog over the past few years we have looked at some of the earliest ballads of Robin Hood . These survive from the early fifteenth...

Albie’s input on this site regarding the history of Nottinghamshire and in particular Sherwood Forest has been invaluable.   One o...

Albie recently sent this fascinating Nottinghamshire legend to me: “Thought I’d relate a local 'legend' that came back to my at...

In about 1138 Robert Le Fleming, Lord of the Manor of Wath and Clifton founded the Cistercian Nunnery of Kirklees (near Brighouse, West Y...

After one of the longest and hardest winters I can remember, spring has finally arrived here in Merrie England . It was lovely to be able to...