Article on page 11 of Dickon Independent issue 103

Middleham Castle Richard III Standard

The Richard III Society presented Middleham Castle with a new standard on October 2nd 2016 to fly in honour of Richard and his family on certain dates every year.

1st February - Richard marries Anne 1473

16th March - Queen Anne’s death 1485

26th March - Reburial in Leicester of Richard III 2015

16th April - Edward of Middleham died 1484

29th June - Richard granted the Neville strongholds of Middleham, Sheriff Hutton and Penrith 1471

1st - 2nd July - Middleham Festival - or the first weekend of July

6th July - Richard III crowned 1483

22nd August - Richard III died 1485

2nd October - Birth of Richard III 1452

Where exact dates are not known for certain events in the aforementioned list, the dates chosen are symbolic and as close to the likely date as we can ascertain. In addition, it has been agreed to fly the banner during the Middleham Festival each July.

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