Raby Castle

Raby Castle

Raby Castle (gbmapping|NZ12912177) is situated near Staindrop in County Durham is one of the largest inhabited castles in England. The Grade I listed building has opulent eighteenth and nineteenth century interiors inside a largely unchanged, late medieval shell.

History

The first castle built on the Raby estate was constructed during the reign on King Cnut in the early 11th century. The castle that stands there now was begun by John, 3rd Baron Nevill in approximately 1360. [http://www.aboutbritain.com/RabyCastle.htm Raby Castle on AboutBritain.com ] ] Cecily Neville, who was the mother of the Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born here. The Nevilles lost the castle (and many more of their possessions) after they led the failed Rising of the North in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots in 1569.

Sir Henry Vane the Elder purchased the castle in 1626 and neighbouring Barnard Castle from the Crown, and as the Earls of Darlington and Dukes of Cleveland, a Gothic-style entrance hall and octagon-shaped drawing room were added. From 1833 to 1891 they were the Dukes of Cleveland, and they retain the title of Lord Barnard.

Interior

The proportions of the kitchen of Raby castle is virtually unaltered since it was built in 1360. The Garrison Room has walls up to twenty feet thick. where in times of danger men-at-arms (and their horses) lived and slept; and most magnificent of all, the breath-taking grandeur of the Baron's Hall where 700 knights gathered in 1569 to plot the "Rising of the North" in support of Mary, Queen of Scots, a doomed enterprise that brought about the fall of the House of Nevill.

Grounds

A Deer Park of 200 acres surrounds the Castle.

Tourism

The Castle is open to the public and contains many works of art, including the original1844 version of Hiram Powers' "The Greek Slave".

ee also

*"The Greek Slave"

References

* [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=111447&mode=quick English Heritage: Images of England, listing and architectural details]
* [http://www.sine.newcastle.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=216 Structures of the North East]

External links

* [http://www.rabycastle.com/index.htm Official site]


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