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Raby Castle
Raby Castle dates from the 14th century, when Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham, gave John de Neville a licence to fortify the property at Raby. The noble family of Neville (one of the two main powerful houses in the north of England at the time, along with House Percy) were staunch Catholics, and lived at Raby Castle up until 1569. Charles Neville, the 5th Earl of Westmorland, was the leader of the Rising of the North, a plot to overthrow the protestant Queen Elizabeth I. The north of England generally wanted Mary Queen of Scots to take the throne. It is said that 700 knights gathered at Raby Castle in 1569 and marched to York. The plans fell apart and Raby Castle was confiscated by the crown. A short time later, it was bought by Henry Vane the Elder, and the Vane family and their descendants have lived in the castle since.
Raby Castle
Raby Castle dates from the 14th century, when Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham, gave John de Neville a licence to fortify the property at Raby. The noble family of Neville (one of the two main powerful houses in the north of England at the time, along with House Percy) were staunch Catholics, and lived at Raby Castle up until 1569. Charles Neville, the 5th Earl of Westmorland, was the leader of the Rising of the North, a plot to overthrow the protestant Queen Elizabeth I. The north of England generally wanted Mary Queen of Scots to take the throne. It is said that 700 knights gathered at Raby Castle in 1569 and marched to York. The plans fell apart and Raby Castle was confiscated by the crown. A short time later, it was bought by Henry Vane the Elder, and the Vane family and their descendants have lived in the castle since.