Heading: Historical events

Link to Boer War pagesTHE BOER WAR
Many Nottinghamshire men and their military units fought in the Boer War (1899-1902) which took place in South Africa...

Link to English Civil War pagesTHE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
The civil war began in Nottingham on 22 August 1642 when King Charles I had the royal standard flown within the precincts of the castle.

Link to World War Two pagesWORLD WAR TWO
Nazi Germany’s occupation of the Rhineland, Austria and Czecho-slovakia cast a cloud over what was otherwise a good summer in 1939...