Skipton Castle, N. Yorkshire - The Gateway - art postcard

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Gateway, Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire
• Publisher:  Skipton Castle c.1970s
• Postally used:  no
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Skipton Castle is a medieval castle in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron, and has been preserved for over 900 years

The castle was originally a motte and bailey castle built in 1090 by Robert de Romille, a Norman baron. The earth and wood castle was rebuilt in stone to withstand attacks from the Scots to the north. The cliffs behind the castle, dropping down to Eller Beck, made the castle a perfect defensive structure. In 1310, Edward II granted the castle to Robert Clifford who was appointed Lord Clifford of Skipton and Guardian of Craven.^[1] Robert Clifford ordered many improvements to the fortifications but died in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 when the improvements were barely complete.

During the English Civil War the castle was the only Royalist stronghold in the north of England until December 1645. After a three-year siege, a surrender was negotiated in 1645 between Oliver Cromwell and the Royalists. Cromwell ordered the removal of the castle roofs. During the siege legend has it that the walls were reinforced by hanging sheep fleeces over the sides to deaden the impact from the rounds of cannon fire and sheep fleeces feature on the towns coat of arms as a result. Skipton remained the Cliffords' principal seat until 1676. Lady Anne Clifford (1590–1676) was the last Clifford to own it. After the siege, she ordered repairs and as a commemoration she planted a yew tree in the central courtyard to mark its repair after the war.

Today it is a well preserved medieval castle and is a tourist attraction and private residence

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=yorkshire

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period=1945 - present

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