The ruined Middleham Castle is located in Middleham, Wensleydale, in the English county of North Yorkshire. Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, began construction on it in 1190. King Richard III spent very little of his reign in the castle, yet it was his childhood home. Although some have argued that the initial castle site was significantly more suitable for achieving this than the subsequent location, the castle was duly constructed to protect the road from Richmond t ... (Read More)