Editing Middleham Castle (section)

{{Short description|12th-century castle in Middleham, England}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Middleham Castle
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| image = MiddlehamCJW.jpg
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| caption = Middleham Castle
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{{Coord|54.284065|-1.806900|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| ownership = <!-- government department such as the MoD or the United States DoD -->
| operator = <!-- where different from ownership such as the RAF or the USAF -->
| controlledby = [[English Heritage]]
| open_to_public = Yes
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| built = {{Start date|1190}}
| used = <!--{{End date|1946}} -->
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| fate = Ruined
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{{Infobox designation list
| embed                   = yes
| designation1_offname    = Middleham Castle
| designation1            = Grade I
| designation1_date       = 6 January 1970
| designation1_number     = {{Listed building England| 1318543}}
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'''Middleham Castle''' is a ruined [[castle]] in [[Middleham]] in [[Wensleydale]], in the county of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph,<ref>{{cite book |last=Randolph |first=L.&nbsp;V.&nbsp;F. |title=Traditions: A Genealogy and Family History of a Thousand Years |year=1907 |publisher=Pantianos Classics |pages=12–25 |edition=Reprint}}</ref> 3rd [[Lord]] of [[Middleham]] and [[Spennithorne]], commencing in 1190. The castle was the childhood home of [[Richard III of England|King Richard III]], although he spent very little of his reign there. The castle was built to defend the road from [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]] to [[Skipton]], though some have suggested the original site of the castle was far better to achieve this than the later location. After the death of King Richard III the castle remained in royal hands until it was allowed to go to ruin in the 17th century. Many of the stones from the castle were used in other buildings in the village of Middleham.