Nottingham Collection

Prince Rupert is best remembered today as the dashing Royalist Cavalry Commander of the English Civil War. One of his most significant Campaigns was the relief of the siege of Newark in 1644 and it is for this reason that...

Gonville Bromhead was awarded the Victoria Cross for his part in the gallant defence of the Rorke’s Drift mission station during the Zulu wars. This action was recalled in the film ‘Zulu’ in which Bromhead was played by Michael Caine....

According to the popular story, Lady Godiva took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband’s oppressive taxation. Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to remit the tolls. At...

Sir Richard Byron, 2nd Baron Byron (1606 – 4 October 1679) was an English Royalist, knight, and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War. He fought in the Battle of Edgehill as a “Valiant Colonel”. He also held...

28mm lead-free figure is cast in pewter. Nottingham's most famous son, Robin Hood has been a star of stage and screen for decades. Famously outlawed for giving to the poor the wealth he stole from the rich, Robin and his...

This 28mm lead-free figure is cast in pewter. Famously fond of ale and a good meal, Friar Tuck is a larger than life character amongst Robin Hood's band of outlaws. There are many tales of how Friar Tuck joins Robin's...

Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski (Polish pronunciation: [vwaˈdɨswaf ɕiˈkɔrskʲi] ( listen); May 20, 1881 – July 4, 1943) was a Polish military and political leader. He was born in Tuszów Narodowy a village in the present-day Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland, which...

28mm lead-free figure is cast in pewter. Robin Hood's right hand man, John Little was ironically dubbed Little John by his outlaw leader, due to his great height. In their first encounter, John prevented Robin from crossing a log bridge...

Resin cast fridge magnet 50x33mm, available as a plain resin casting with a separate magnet, easy to attach and ready to adorn your fridge! Nottingham's most famous son, Robin Hood has been a star of stage and screen for decades....

East Stoke is a small village in Nottinghamshire nestled between the A46 Fosse Way trunk road (which cuts through the middle of the village) and the River Trent. It lies about 6 miles southwest of Newark. It is thought to...

Field Marshal Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere GCB, GCH, KSI, PC (14 November 1773 – 21 February 1865), British field-marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards, was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 5th Baronet of Combermere...