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| Raulfe Rolleston (3rd from the right with his siblings) arrived in Watnall from Lea in Derbyshire |
The Rolleston's arrival in Watnall…
The Rolleston family's connection to Watnall goes back to Tudor times, to a marriage around the year 1515. Let's take a quick historical snapshot of Watnall and Greasley in that year...
- The 24-year-old King Henry VIII has been on the throne for just 6 years and is still married to the first of his 6 wives. However his next marriage will soon bring death and disaster to the monks at local Beauvale Priory. What's in store for them?
- His father, Henry VII has set Greasley Castle on it's path to rack and ruin after the Battle of Bosworth. What's happened to it?
What was Watnall like back then, who lived here and what did they do?
Which of todays's buildings were around back then?
And what brought the Rollestons here in the first place?
To answer those questions and many more, click here...
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