Richmond was known as Riche Monte to the Normans, which translates as 'strong hill'. Today this hill is the site of one of England's oldest stone fortifications, Richmond Castle, which was built in ...

A new exhibition at Richmond Castle will shed fresh light on the lives of men who refused to fight in World War One. The castle served as a barracks and prison for conscientious objectors. The ...

Pictures of "delicate" graffiti drawn in pencil by conscientious objectors held in Richmond Castle during the First World War have been revealed in a series of pictures by English Heritage, which will ...

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Fragile walls at Richmond Castle bear rare first-hand testimonial from men who refused to serve in first world war In 1916 a conscientious objector, condemned by a tribunal for refusing to serve in ...

ROBERT BROOKES spends a rewarding day exploring the castle in the pretty market town of Richmond. WHAT AND WHERE?: Richmond Castle, Richmond, North Yorks. WHY?: Richmond Castle dominates the pretty ...

A slogan by Richard Lewis Barry, a socialist objector from Long Eaton, Derbyshire, described the futility of fighting as he saw it "Crumbling" graffiti drawn by conscientious objectors held in ...

The best preserved parts of Richmond Castle have walls which are 11ft (3.3m) thick Plans to build commercial units close to an 11th Century castle have been approved, despite fears the scheme would ...

History is alive and tramping over the old stones of Richmond Castle. Will Wyeth can hear those lost footsteps and summon long-dead dwellers. “I can walk into the castle and see the earlier 11th ...

Dating back to the 1850s, this unique home in Richmond was once two cottages.