Title

Norham Castle, mid 15th century, (1990-2010) Artist

Caption

Norham Castle, mid 15th century, (1990-2010). Cutaway view of the keep in the mid 15th century. Reconstruction drawing. The castle was originally founded when Ranulf Flambard, Bishop of Durham from 1099 to 1128, gave orders for its construction in 1121, in order to protect the property of the bishopric in north Northumberland, from incursions by the Scots. In 1462 Norham Castle was held by the Yorkists on behalf of Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). The following year a Lancastrian army besieged the castle for eighteen days.

Date

1990

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B35_033

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,9in x 16,3in / 3577 x 4887 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings England people male man men arts country white art guy British English castle color colour Northumberland fortification war location century drawing Britain concept outside barrel barrels keep 21st century cross-section cross section reconstruction historic 15th century English Heritage 12th century 1455-1485 2000s fifteenth century TGN War of the Roses Wars of the Roses King of England white colour Norham Castle Edward Plantagenet Plantagenet Edward IV Edward IV King Edward IV Peter Dunn Dunn Peter Dunn P Edward IV King of England