Views of Middleham

Middleham Castle, located two miles south of Leyburn in North Yorkshire, was for years a stronghold of the Neville family and, especially, Richard duke of Gloucester, later Richard III. This site offers views of the castle and additional material.
  • Approaching Middleham
    Historian A. J. Pollard offers insights into Middleham Castle, its function in the later fifteenth century, and the ways in which it is perceived by Ricardians.
  • History of Middleham
    A look at the history of the castle and its inhabitants, with suggestions for further reading.
  • Self-guided Virtual Tour
    Clickable image map leads to views of the castle and explanatory text; also includes fast facts about the castle.
  • Ricardians at Middleham
    An account of sixty years of support for the town and its church by the Richard III Society.
  • Views of Middleham.
    Photo index, July 9, 1998 visit. This page contains 39 thumbnail images (est. total 350KB) and will load very slowly. Please be patient. There's considerable overlap with the virtual tour, but it includes some images that aren't linked to the image map. [See also images from other sources for spectacle and pageantry at the castle in recent years.]
  • Views of Middleham
    Excerpts of writings from novelists, biographers, travel writers, and the patron of English Heritage.
  • The Middleham Tourist
    For the once and future tourist: links to a handful of sites with information on other Yorkshire sites, accommodations, news and weather, etc., and other castle sites.

[Richard III Society]

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