Three rare tokens issued as money during the English Civil War in Nottinghamshire have fetched nearly £10,000 at auction. The town of Newark on Trent was held by forces loyal to King Charles I ...

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Fred Wyrley-Birch, auctioneer and director of Anderson & Garland, said: "Newark was under siege three times during the civil war and the longest period was for about six months. "The main reason ...