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	Conwy Castle
		The castle was an important part of King Edward I's plan of surrounding Wales in "an iron ring of castles" to subdue the rebellious population.
		Castle and town walls were all built in a frenzied period of activity between 1283-87, a tremendous achievement in which up to 1,500 craftsmen and labourers were involved during peak periods.
		This was the heart of the castle, the area occupied by the private apartments of the king and queen.
	www.castlewales.com /conwy.html (2066 words)

	RABY CASTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Although it is a fortified manor house dating from 1378 it is one of largest 14th century castles in Britain.
		It was enlarged in 1840 and is inhabited.
		It has an unusual pentagonal tower, originally separate from the castle, which is said to date from the 11th century.
	www.ecastles.co.uk /raby.html (56 words)

	Raby Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raby Castle from Jones' Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen, (1819).
		Raby Castle in County Durham is one of the largest inhabited castles in England.
		Raby once belonged to the Neville family, who became one of the most powerful in England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raby_Castle (208 words)

	RABY CASTLE
		Raby Castle is situated at Staindrop in County Durham.
		Raby was not however the family's chief stronghold due to its low-lying position and difficulty in defending.
		Raby was much knocked about during the Civil War and again at the beginning of George I's reign by the 1st Baron Barnard, apparently out of sheer malice towards his son Gilbert, later 2nd Baron.
	www.burkes-peerage.net /sites/common/sitepages/caraby.asp (943 words)

	Great-Castles.com - Castle Profiles - Raby Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The current castle was built in the 14th century by the Neville family, who played a prominent role in the history of England, particularly around the time of the Wars of the Roses.
		The castle belonged to the Neville family until 1569 when the castle was forfeited to the crown.
		In 1626, Sir Henry Vane the Elder purchased Raby Castle from the crown.
	great-castles.com /raby.html (442 words)

	Raby Castle "King Cnut Canute II the Great" Staindrop Darlington County Durham England English
		Raby Castle is a 12th century stone fortified manor house, founded by Dolfin, son of Uchtred.
		In the 18th and 19th centuries, the castle and grounds were considerably altered but remarkably the Kitchen Tower of 1360, still retains its original medieval form.
		Raby Castle is located north of Staindrop, off the A688.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_north/92/rabycastle.htm (166 words)

	HAUNTED PLACES
		The castle is haunted by the ghost of Lily of Lumley, who was the first wife of the builder of the castle Lord Lumley.
		Raby Castle's final and most often seen ghost is that of the first Lady Barnard or the 'Old Hell Cat' as they called her.
		A lady who lived in the castle when it was last inhabited in 1905 alleged that the noisy goings on were so distracting that sleep was impossible in the room where the murder is said to have taken place.
	www.geocities.com /supernaturalnow/place.htm (3650 words)

	CastleXplorer - Raby Castle
		Raby Castle is a large fortified mansion house that has gradually developed into an impressive stately home.
		The castle was held by the Crown until 1626 when it was sold to Sir Henry Vane the Elder.
		In 1648 a Royalist force besieged the castle held by Sir George Vane, but the damage it sustained was quickly repaired and over the following two centuries the castle and park were transformed into the palatial property that it is today.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/raby/raby.php (179 words)

	A guide to Barnard Castle in Durham from TourUK
		The outer ward and gatehouse divide the castle from the town.
		The early history of the castle was marked by its disputed ownership.
		The castle later came under the ownership of Richard III whose emblem, a white boar, came be seen carved into a window.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_barnard.htm (205 words)

	A guide to Beeston Castle, Cheshire, from TourUK
		The castle was built by Ranulf, Earl of Chester in the 1220s on a clifftop overlooking the Cheshire plain.
		In 1237 the castle passed to Henry III and was used as a prison during his wars with Wales.
		During the Civil War the castle was in a strategic position and was besieged.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castles/castle_beeston.htm (154 words)

	Raby Castle, County Durham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		For two hundred years Raby was the most powerful Castle in the area not in Royal hands.
		The Castle passed to Robert Carr in 1613 but was in a poor state by then.
		The Castle is occupied by Lord Barnard, but is open to the public during the summer months.
	www.r-l-p.co.uk /raby.html (282 words)

	What to See in England - Raby Castle, Durham (by Gordon Home)
		Raby Castle, the ancestral home of the Nevilles and an almost perfect specimen of a fourteenth-century castle, is situated close to the little town of Staindrop in the county of Durham.
		The castle passed from the possession of the monks in 1131, when they granted it to Dolphin, who belonged to the royal family of Northumberland, for the yearly rental of £4.
		Dominus de Raby, a descendant of Dolphin, married Isabel Neville, the heiress of the Saxon house of Balmer, and their son, Geoffrey, took the surname of Neville.
	www.authorama.com /what-to-see-in-england-137.html (523 words)

	Raby Castle on AboutBritain.com
		Raby Castle is situated on the A688 Bishop Auckland to Barnard Castle road.
		Auckland Castle is the home of the Bishop of Durham, and has been for the past 800 years.
		One of the country 's finest historic hotels, parts of which date back to the 12th century, Walworth Castle is set in 18 acres of grounds but only 3 miles from Darlington.
	www.aboutbritain.com /RabyCastle.htm (536 words)

	Self-catering Cottages, Yorkshire, Durham, UK - Riverdale Cottage
		The Castle is now in the care of UK English Heritage and you really must do the tour.
		Enter the castle by the North Gate, spend the 'princely sum' of £3 on an audio tour and within an hour or so you'll see 'quaint and quiet dales life' in a completely different light.
		Raby is one of the North of England's most impressive castles.
	www.riverdale-cottage.co.uk /attractions.htm (851 words)

	Raby Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The present castle was built around 1360 by the powerful Nevill family.
		Although the first castle was probably built here in the 11th century by the then owner of the land King Canut.
		The castle was probably built as an impregnable stronghold by the renowned warrior family the Nevill's as a symbol of their power and strength, at a time when they felt powerful and ambitious enough to eye the throne of England as their ultimate goal.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /northeast/rabycastle.htm (301 words)

	Motor Along to Raby Castle's Historic Vehicle Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The cars are positioned perfectly in the park that overlooks the Castle, whilst a good selection of pre and post war motorbikes, grace the surrounding lawns.
		Raby is set in over 200 acres of fine parkland including beautiful gardens and the Deer Park.
		The Raby Castle Historic Vehicle Show is open from 10am – 4pm on Sunday 25th June 2006.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006/6/prweb395854.htm (587 words)

	Castles on the Web for castles, castle photos, castle of the day: Castle Tours : England
		Penrith Castle was built from 1398 onwards, after John de Dreux had given William de Strickland a perpetual lease with provision to build a small fort.
		The castle was further upgraded in the early Cl5 before being given to Richard Duke of Gloucester, later to become King Richard III.
		Spofforth Castle in North Yorkshire was given by William the Conqueror to William de Percy shortly after the conquest, although nothing remains of the original buildings.
	www.castlesontheweb.com /search/Castle_Tours/England/more6.html (427 words)

	Raby Castle, Darlington. Hand picked Places to Visit in Durham County, England
		Raby, home of Lord Barnard’s family since 1626, is one of the most impressive mediaeval castles in England.
		Built mainly in the 14th century by the Nevill family, it was the childhood home of Cicely, Rose of Raby, mother of Kings Edward IV and Richard III, scene of the Plotting of the Rising of the North, and a parliamentary Stronghold during the Civil War.
		Every room in Raby Castle, from the magnificent Barons' Hall, where 700 knights gathered to plot the 'Rising of the North', to the Mediaeval Kitchen which was used until 1954, gives an insight to life throughout the ages.
	www.heritagebritain.com /places/25.html (250 words)

	Raby Castle DVD \| Heehaw Multimedia
		Raby Castle, in County Durham, is the North East of England’s premier tourist attraction.
		Heehaw sent a film crew to the castle in March of 2006 to capture the atmosphere of the building and its grounds in High Definition video.
		An additional 12 minute video was produced for a plasma screen on the site - to provide disabled visitors with an experience of areas of the castle that may not be accessible to them.
	www.heehaw.co.uk /index.php?name=rabycastle-dvd (107 words)

	Mark Pilling Family History - pilg783 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		was born 1364 in of, Castle Raby, Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England and was christened in (61-1425).
		He died 21 Oct 1425/1426 in Castle Raby, Raby With Keverstone, Durham, England and was buried Oct 1425 in Collegiate Church, Staindrop, Durham, England.
		Isabel married Richard Beauchamp [Earl of Worcester] on 27 Jul 1411 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England.
	www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg783.htm (596 words)

	Views of Middleham--History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		From the time the first castle was built, in the late eleventh century, until the late fifteenth century, Middleham Castle served as an important locus of local and regional power, and -- despite no longer being occupied by powerful local lords -- continued as an administrative center through the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
		The original castle, a motte-and-bailey design, was built on Williams Hill in Sunskew Park, to the southwest of the present castle.
		The entrance to the castle was from the east; both the castle and the eastern complex (outer courtyard and forebuildings) were protected by surrounding ditches.
	www.r3.org /archives/ricardian_britain/middleham/history.html (1469 words)

	CASTLE HISTORY
		It was Guys son and successor, Bernard Baliol, who between the years 1112 and 1132, erected the mighty structure which bears his name.
		Barnard Castle is an ideal health resort particularly for those who seek a rest cure and those who wish to spend a more active holiday amidst sylvan surroundings.
		The town possesses an excellent water supply and public health statistics stamp it as one of the healthiest towns in the North of England.
	www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk /castlehistory.html (174 words)

	Country Life : Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Raby Castle near Darlington, Co. Durham features significant work from almost every century from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries.
		Raby Castle is open from May 1 on Bank Holidays and from Monday to Wednesday inclusive until June 1, and thereafter is open every day except Saturday until the end of September.
		Getting there: Raby Castle is 1 mile north of Staindrop on the A688; 12 miles from Darlington Station.
	www.countrylife.co.uk /living/gardened/hse_raby.php (424 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| Snape Castle
		Ralph’s eldest daughter, Mary “the Lady of Middleham”, married Robert de Neville of Raby Castle and Snape stayed with Neville family until the late 16th century.
		The present castle (then known as Snape Hall) was built between 1426 and 1450 as a fairly plain stone manor house.
		In the 1920s half of Snape Castle was given into private hands and the other half remained with the Thorp Perrow estate — a truly semi-detached castle.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/slhg/page2.phtml (803 words)

	Raby Castle
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	www.nil-admirari.info /209/raby-castle.html (521 words)

	warkworth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Some of the torture scenes from "Elizabeth" with Geoffrey Rush and Daniel Craig were shot in this castle.
		But back in 1999 we had to decide between Raby Castle, where the river pageant was shot and Warkworth Castle.
		Since it rained when Warkworth came close on our way back to Holkham, we chose Raby Castle; but the weather din't get better, it got worse, so we visited neither Warkworth nor Raby Castle back then.
	www25.brinkster.com /orangeyard/pages/sheffield/warkworth.html (91 words)

	SINE Project, Structure Details for Barnard Castle
		The consolidated ruins of a 12th century castle on a cliff above the River Tees.
		Beuchamp Earls of Warwick: Barnard Castle defences improved.
		1625 Sir Henry Vane acquired the castle and began robbing it for the rebuilding of Raby Castle.
	www.sine.newcastle.ac.uk /view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=21 (429 words)

	Raby Castle Gardens - a Gardens Guide review
		: Raby Castle Gardens are 1 mile north of Staindrop, 8 miles north east of Barnard Castle.
		: A dramatic fourteenth century castle with a serpentine deer park and a lake.
		The castle stands, like a vast gothic folly, in the park.
	www.gardenvisit.com /g/rab.htm (111 words)

	NEVILLE of Raby
		baron Neville of Raby, Knight, builder of the greater part of Raby Castle which is located near Barnard Castle in Durham Co. Admiral of the King's fleet.
		Notes: daughter of John, Lord Neville of Raby, and sister of Ralph, Earl of Westmoreland.
		She was a beautiful and noble woman and tradition associates her with all of the best acts of her noble husband.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /NEVILLE1.htm (1448 words)

	Castles, History, King Canute, 11th Century England, UK - Raby Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Castles, History, King Canute, 11th Century England, UK - Raby Castle
		King Cnut (also known as Canute II the Great) owned the Estate, then known as 'Rabi' (derived from 'Ra', Danish for a boundary, and 'Bi', a settlement or dwelling) in the early 11th Century.
		The Viking King and self appointed 'Emperor of the North' may well have built a manor house here, but it was the Nevills who built the 14th century castle which still stands today.
	www.rabycastle.com /history_raby.htm (177 words)

	The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg388 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ralph de Neville [Earl of Westmor [Parents] was born in 1364 in of Castle Raby,Raby With Kevers,Durham,England.
		He died on 21 Oct 1425/1426 in Castle Raby,Raby With Kevers,Durham,England.
		She died on 9 Jun 1396 in of Castle Raby,Durham,England.
	users.kricket.net /rajincajun/pafg388.htm (673 words)

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