The duke applied for compensation, but the £21k offered he felt was an insult and said he would leave the building ugly and empty, which he did for 44 years. It burned for 3 days and nights causing the lead roof to cascade down blowing out the windows, leaving it as a total ruin. In 1831 a mob broke into the Palace and ransacked it then set fire to it. One of which, The Duke of Newcastle on his return to Welbeck spotted the Castle site and decided to build his Ducal Palace there. Oliver Cromwell, as the Parliamentarian’s leader did not want Nottingham Castle to be destroyed, but he was overruled and they continued After Cromwell died his son Richard took over but was unsuccessful and they invited Charles II, who had been exiled in France to return and operate under shared rule, with many of the nobles returning from their exile in support. The Civil War lasting from 1642 to 1651 had the worst ever death toll in relation to population, concluding with the execution of the King Charles I. But Dave’s real story is about the original Castle built in 1068 and lasting until 1651 when, following the Civil War, the Parliamentarians, now as a Republic, decided on a strategy of destroying a number of the Royal Castles. His family seat was at Welbeck and Clumber. There’s a lot of history involved, but he started with information about the ‘Ducal Palace’, built in 1679 by the Duke of Newcastle, as his city residence. 27th July 2023 The Forgotten Castle! – Dave Youngĭave’s interest in Nottingham Castle started at an early stage when taken there as a 4-year-old by his Mum & Dad, but it became more serious over the last 10 years when he has been a volunteer at the Castle.
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