Middleham Castle is believed to have been first built in 1086. Standing in the town of Middleham in North Yorkshire, it has been home to many members of the English nobility, but its most famous resident was Richard III. Entering the household of the Earl of Warwick at the age of 13, Richard, who was then the Duke of Gloucester, eventually inherited the castle after Warwick was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471.
Richard’s subsequent marriage to Warwick’s daughter, Anne Neville, and his position as the president of the Council of the North, secured his position and authority at Middleham. His only son, Edward (1474-78), was born and died at the castle, and even when Richard became king he continued to spend time at Middleham.