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, with opulent eighteenth and nineteenth century interiors inside a largely unchanged late medieval shell. Raby Castle from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... Raby Castle from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Raby once belonged to the Neville family, who became one of the most powerful in England. Cecily Neville, who was the mother of the Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England was born here. The Neville's 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. Neville may refer to: Neville Longbottom, a fictional character in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The most notable woman named Cecily Neville was the mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (see below), but she was not the only one to bear that name. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470-1471. ... King Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was the King of England from 1483 until his death and the last king from the House of York. ... Mary, Queen of Scots is the name of: Mary I of Scotland, the former queen of France and Scotland executed by her cousin Elizabeth I of England Mary, Queen of Scots (movie), a 1971 film about that queen starring Vanessa Redgrave Mary, Queen of Scots (1969 book), a 1969 book... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ...

Sir Henry Vane the Elder purchased Raby from the Crown in 1626 and his descendants still own it. From 1833 to 1891 they were the Dukes of Cleveland, and they retain the title of Lord Barnard. High Force waterfall is on the Barnard estates. The Dukedom of Cleveland was a peerage in the Peerage of England, and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, named for Cleveland in northern England. ... The title Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham, was created in 1698 in the Peerage of England. ... Categories: UK geography stubs | County Durham | Waterfalls ...

External link

• Official site (http://www.rabycastle.com/index.htm)