The siege of Nottingham

I am going to be away from Facebook for a while and so you’ll all understand why, here is a description of Nottingham Castle in the twelfth century. It was perched on a sandstone cliff over a hundred feet above the River Leen. It had three separate baileys, separated by deep, dry moats. The Outer bailey was enclosed by a timber palisade, but thanks to Henry II, the middle and inner baileys were protected by sturdy stone walls, and the tower keep was on a rocky motte fifteen feet higher than its bailey. It was strongly garrisoned, and was too well provisioned to be starved into surrender. Clearly this was one formidable stronghold, and taking it will present quite a challenge, even for Richard. Wish us luck.