Conisbrough Castle
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Conisbrough Castle is a medieval fortification in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England. The castle was initially built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, after the Norman
The castle seen from the south-east
Aerial photograph in 2007, showing the outer and inner baileys (bottom left and top right)
The inner bailey seen from the east, showing the former locations of the gatehouse and the solar block (left), and the castle's hall (right)
The inner bailey seen from the outer bailey, showing the remains of the barbican (the protruding gateway at right) and the mural towers (built into the walls)
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses. He was a member of the ruling House of Plantag
Conisbrough Castle
…Edmund's eldest son, Edward, owned it until 1415, when it passed to Maud Clifford, the widow of Edmund's younger son Richard, who lived there until 1446. Richard of York then inherited the castle, and on his death in 1460 during the Wars of the Roses it passed to his son Edward, who seized the throne in 1461, bringing…
Richard of York in the frontispiece of the Talbot Shrewsbury Book, 1445
Victorian depiction of Henry VI (right) sitting while the Dukes of York (left) and Somerset (centre) have an argument
Edward IV, King of England
Elizabeth, Duchess of Suffolk