Photo id/ref number: 11616941673/B003/D5449 Raby Castle, near Staindrop, County Durham. In 1569 Charles Neville, Sixth Earl of Westmorland, together with Thomas Percy. Earl of Northumberland, led a force from this castle to Durham. The castle remained crown property until 1645 and was then bought by the Vane family who joined the Tempests to be major coalmine owners.
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