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Books

• Roffe, David, 2015, 'Tale of Two Towns and Two Castles: Nottingham and Wallingford Compared' in Keats-Rohan K.S.B., Christie, Neil, and David Roffe (eds), Wallingford: The Castle and the Town in Context (Oxford: Archaeopress BAR British series 621) p. 194-199
• Goodall, John, 2011, The English Castle 1066-1650 (Yale University Press) passim
• Purton, P.F., 2009, A History of the Early Medieval Siege c. 450-1220 (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press) p. 320 (1194 siege)
• Wright, James, 2008, Castles of Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire County Council) p. 69
• Thurley, Simon, 2004, Lost Buildings of Britain (Viking)
• Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of the East Midlands (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 92-6
• Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 2 East Anglia, Central England and Wales (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 288
• Drage, C.J., 1999 (2edn; 1edn pub 1990), Nottingham Castle: A Place Full Royal (Nottingham: Nottingham Civic Society and The Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire)
• Hamilton, A., 1999, Nottingham's Royal Castle and Ducal Palace (Nottingham Civic Society)
• Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 202
• Thurley, Simon, 1993, The Royal Palaces of Tudor England (Yale University Press) p. 4, 10, 18, 19, 23, 35, 74
• Smith, Michael E., 1992, Castles and Manor Houses in and around Derbyshire (Derby)
• Drage, C., 1987, 'Urban castles' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report 61) p. 117-32 online copy
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 380-1
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p. 269
• Pevsner, Nikolaus; revised by Elizabeth Williamson, 1979, Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire (London) p. 130-1
• Colvin, H.M., Ransome, D.R. and Summerson, John, 1975, The history of the King's Works Vol. 3: 1485-1660 (part 1) (London) p. 283-6
• Renn, D.F., 1973 (2 edn.), Norman Castles of Britain (London: John Baker) p. 262
• Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol. 2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p. 755-65
• Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p. 176-8 online copy
• Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (London: Methuen and Co)
• Stevenson, W., 1906, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Nottinghamshire Vol. 1 p. 291-3 online copy
• Mackenzie, J.D., 1896, Castles of England; their story and structure (New York: Macmillan) Vol. 1 p. 454-9 online copy
• Clark, G.T., 1884, Mediaeval Military Architecture in England (Wyman and Sons) Vol. 2 p. 336 online copy
• Brown, c. 1878, Historical Sketch of Nottingham Castle (Nottingham)
• Hine, 1876, Nottingham, its Castle etc. (London)
• Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol. 3 (London) p. 33-6 online copy

Antiquarian

• Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain online copy
• Camden, Wm, 1607, Britannia hypertext critical edition by Dana F. Sutton (2004)
• Chandler, John, 1993, John Leland's Itinerary: travels in Tudor England (Sutton Publishing) p. 355-6
• Toulmin-Smith, Lucy (ed), 1907, The itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543 (London: Bell and Sons) Vol. 1 p. 95-6 online copy
• Celia Fiennes, 1888, Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary (London: Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press) Vision of Britain online transcription

Journals

• 2015 Sept, 'Nottingham Castle' Castle Studies Group Bulletin Vol. 20 p. 14 (news report of archaeological investigation)
• Speight, Sarah, 2008, ''Castles as Past Culture: Living with Castles in the Post-Medieval World' Cha^teau Gaillard Vol. 23 p. 385-94
• Marshall, P., 2006, 'Three urban castles and their communities in the east midlands: Lincoln, Nottingham and Newark' Château Gaillard Vol. 22 p. 259-65
• Foulds, T., 2004, ' 'Old road into the park': Nottingham Castle, Stamford Hill and William Stretton' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 108 p. 125-42
• Kinsley, Gavin, 2003, 'Recent Archaeological Work on the Medieval Castle at Nottingham' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 107 p. 83-94
• Foulds, Trevor, 1991, 'The siege of Nottingham Castle in 1194' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 95 p. 20-28 online copy
• Harfield, C.G., 1991, 'A Hand-list of Castles Recorded in the Domesday Book' English Historical Review Vol. 106 p. 371-392 view online copy (subscription required)
• Drage, C.J., 1989, 'Nottingham Castle: A Place Full Royal' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 93 (entire volume)
• Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 143 p. 314
• Drage, C.J., 1983, 'Nottingham Castle' Château Gaillard Vol. 11 p. 117–27
• Youngs, S.M. and Clark, J., 1982, 'Medieval Britain in 1981' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 26 p. 202-3 download copy
• Drage, C.J., 1981, 'Nottingham Castle: the gatehouse of the outer bailey' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 85 p. 48-55
• Drage, C.J., 1979-80, 'Nottingham Castle' CBA Newsletter and Calendar Vol. 3 p. 136
• Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1979, 'Medieval Britain in 1978' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 23 p. 262 download copy
• MacCormick, A., 1978, 'Recent Archaeological work in Nottingham' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vo82 p. 74-5
• Young, C.S.B., 1978, 'Nottingham' East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 12 p. 44-6
• Drage, C.J., 1978, 'Nottingham Castle' East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin Vol. 12 p. 46
• Drage, C.J., 1978, 'Excavations at Nottingham Castle, 1976-8; an interim report' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 82 p. 72-3
• Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1978, 'Medieval Britain in 1977' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 22 p. 169 download copy
• Drage, C.J., 1977-8, 'Nottingham Castle' CBA Newsletter and Calendar Vol. 1 p. 116
• Webster, L.E. and Cherry, J., 1977, 'Medieval Britain in 1976' Medieval Archaeology Vol. 21 p. 235, 238 download copy
• Renn, D.F., 1964, 'The first Norman Castles in England 1051-1071' Château Gaillard Vol. 1 p. 125-132
• Brown, R. Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol. 74 p. 249-280 (Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 90-121) view online copy (subscription required)
• Brown, R. Allen, 1955, 'Royal Castle-building in England 1154-1216' English Historical Review Vol. 70 (Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)) p. 19-64
• Gregory, F.W.C., 1944, 'The plan of the medieval castle at Nottingham' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 48 p. 1-31
• 1937, Thoroton Society, Excavation Section Vol. 1 p. 6-11
• Dobson, F.W., 1909, 'Nottingham Castle. Recent Explorations and some Historical Notes' Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 13
• 1904, Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire Vol. 8 p. 39-41 online copy
• Dobson, F.W., 1904 July 18, Nottinghamshire Guardian
• Dobson, F.W., 1903 Oct 31, Nottinghamshire Guardian
• Hope, W.H.St J., 1903, 'English Fortresses and Castles of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 60 p. 87 online copy
• Green, Emanuel, 1901 Dec, 'A History of Nottingham Castle' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 58 p. 365-97 online copy
• Clark, G.T., 1889, 'Contribution towards a complete list of moated mounds or burhs' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 46 p. 197-217 esp. 210 online copy
• Hine, 1887, Association of Architectural Societies Vol. 19 p. 32-42
• Hine, 1864, Association of Architectural Societies Vol. 7 p. 186-94

Guide Books

• Sheffield, J., 1984, Nottingham Castle (Privately published)
• Hamilton, A., 1980, Nottingham's royal castle (Nottingham: Nottingham Civic Society)
• Briscoe and Lever, 1888, Nottingham Castle (Nottingham)
• Gill, Harry, 1904, A Short History of Nottingham Castle online transcription

Primary Sources

• 1086, Domesday Book online copy
• Ingram, James, (ed) 1912, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Everyman Press, London) Worcester Chronicle AD1067 view online transcription (Ingram's translation and notes date from 1823. More recent translations of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles should be consulted for serious study)
• le Prevost, A. (ed), 1840, Orderici Vitalis, Historiae Ecclesiaticae Vol. 2 p. 184, 185 online copy
• Hardy, T.D. (ed), 1833, Rotuli litterarum clausarum in turri Londinensi asservati (Record Commission) Vol. 1 p. 153 online copy
• Cole, H. (ed), 1844, Document illustrative of English history in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries (London) p. 235 online copy
• Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) (lists sources for 1272-1422) p. 380-2
• Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1907, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1436-41) Vol. 3 p. 121 (Commission to repair) online copy
• Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1908, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry VI (1441-46) Vol. 4 p. online copy
• C145/68(26) (Survey of 1308) The National Archives reference (calendared in Maxwell Lyte, H.C., 1916, Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery), preserved in the Public Record Office (H.M.S.O.) Vol. 2 p. 7 No. 26 [online copy > https://archive.org/stream/calendarofinqu02grea#page/7/mode/1up])
• C145/101(12) (Survey of 1326) The National Archives reference (calendared in Maxwell Lyte, H.C., 1916, Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery), preserved in the Public Record Office (H.M.S.O.) Vol. 2 p. No. [online copy > https://archive.org/stream/calendarofinqu02grea#page/220/mode/1up])
• Belvoir Castle archives (Survey of 1591)
• E101/477/18 (Survey of 27 Edward I) The National Archives reference
• E178/1783 (Survey of 17 Elizabeth) The National Archives reference
• SC11/12 (Survey of 16 Henry VIII) The National Archives reference
• SP14/49/82 (Survey of 1609) The National Archives reference

Other

• Fradley, Michael, 2011, The Old in the New: Urban Castle Imposition in Anglo-Norman England, AD1050-1150 (University of Exeter PhD Thesis) available via EThOS
• Creighton, O.H., 1998, Castles and Landscapes: An Archaeological Survey of Yorkshire and the East Midlands (PhD Thesis University of Leicester) p. 189-92, 486-7 online copy

External Links

• Walt Disney's Robin Hood
• Great Castles (photo gallery)
• Archaeology and History of Medieval Sherwood Forest (Andy Gaunt's Blog)
• CastlesFortsBattle.co.uk
• CastleUK.net
• Charles Taylor's ecastles
• Nottingham Parks and Gardens
• Castles by Dr Sarah Speight, The Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway
• Trent and Peak Archaeology Facebook
• David Roffe, A Tale of Two Towns and Two Castles Nottingham and Wallingford compared