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Middleham Castle is located in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The castle has a large keep which was built in around 1170 by Robert Fitzralf. The Neville family bought the castle and it became the main residence of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick the 'Kingmaker'. Richard (III), the Duke of Gloucester, also spent a lot of time there.




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YearMonthDetails
1170  Construction of Middleham Castle
  Middleham Castle in Yorkshire could have been built at this time.1 
1471 Qtr 3 Richard becomes Lord of the North
  Richard (III) was given the task of bringing the north of the country under control. The conflicts between the Lancastrians and Yorkists over the previous few years had left the northern counties without any effective rulers resulting in lawlessness and unopposed Scottish raids. Richard was given the lands that the Earl of Warwick had previously possessed and he made his base at Middleham Castle. 
1472 Jul Richard marries Anne Neville
  Richard III married Anne the widow of Edward Prince of Wales who died in 1471 at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Anne was the daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick the 'Kingmaker', and had grown up with Richard III at Middleham Castle when he had been placed their for his education. Marrying Anne gave Richard III rights to the Earl of Warwick's northern estates. 
1484 Apr Prince Edward dies
  Richard's only son died at Middleham Castle aged only eight. Anne was unable to have any more children and she would die in the following year. This left Richard with the problem of who should succeed him after his death. 



See Also
  Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker')
  Richard (III, King of England 1483-1485)
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  1. James Forde-Johnston,Great Medieval Castles of Britain,1979
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