Editing Nottingham (section)

===14th Century===
[[Edward III of England|Edward III]] took residence at the castle and held parliaments there. In 1346 David II of Scotland was held prisoner there. [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] made improvements to the castle in 1365. In 1392 [[Richard II of England|Richard II]] held the Lord Mayor of London at the castle. <ref> Wylie, William Howie (1853). Old and New Nottingham</ref>

During the Black Death of 1349, it is believed that approximately 60% of Nottingham's population died, but that mass migration helped begin the process of population recovery.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Understanding late medieval population change in English towns: an alternative approach|journal=Continuity and Change|date=2025 |doi=10.1017/S0268416024000213 |last1=Lomax |first1=Scott C. |pages=1–31 |doi-access=free }}</ref>