Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire - The Investigations
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Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire - The Investigations

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In 1069 William the Conqueror had put down a rebellion at York which was followed by his "harrying of the North. Alan Rufus, of Brittany, received the borough of Richmond and began constructing the castle. His holdings amounted to one of the most extensive Norman estates in England

A 100-foot high keep of honey-coloured sandstone was constructed at the end of the 12th century by Duke Conan IV of Brittany. The original 11th-century main gate arch is now in the basement of the later 12th century keep which was built in front of it; the original arch was unblocked in the 19th century

The Earldom of Richmond was seized in 1158 by Henry II who probably completed the keep

He also considerably strengthened the castle by adding towers and a barbican. Henry III and King Edward I spent more money on the site including Edward's improvements to the keep interior.

On the other side of the castle, overlooking the river, was another enclosure or bailey called the Cockpit, which may have functioned as a garden and was overlooked by a balcony.

Richmond Castle had fallen out of use as a fortress by the end of the 14th century and it did not receive major improvements after that date. A survey of 1538 shows it was partly in ruins

In 1855 the castle became the headquarters of the North Yorkshire Militia, and a military barracks block was constructed in the great courtyard.
The castle was used during the First World War as the base of the Non-Combatant Corps made up of conscientious objectors - These included the "Richmond Sixteen" who were taken to France from the castle, charged under Field Regulations, and then sentenced to death, but their death sentences were commuted to ten years' hard labour

According to legend, King Arthur and his knights are sleeping in a cave underneath the castle. It is said that they were once discovered by a potter named Thompson, who ran away when they began to awake. Another legend tells that a drummer boy was lost while investigating a tunnel, and that his ghostly drumming is sometimes heard around the castle

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Angevin - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod
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