Kenilworth Castle was once the home to John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, and became Crown property in the 15th century. Both Edward IV and Richard III spent on repairs to the ailing structure. Richard III stayed at Kenilworth in 1483 while some reconstructing was underway.

The castle became part of Richard III's inheritance through his wife, Anne Neville. The Castle first passed down through the Balliol family, including Scottish king, John Balliol, before belonging to Richard Neville, the "kingmaker" and Earl of Warwick. Richard III always took pride in the upkeep of his properties and after his death, Barnard Castle began it's decent to ruin for some time to come. The Church of St. Mary's was enlarged and made a Chantry by Richard in the 15th century. He also had collegiate plans for the Church.

Both Edward IV and Richard III had owned Tickenhall Palace, an inheritance from the Mortimer family, which later fell into Tudor hands and ruin. In 1483, Richard had the Bewdley stone Bridge rebuilt. Because of the loyalty to Richard, Duke of Gloucester, at the battle of Tewksbury in 1471, Edward presented the town with a charter and it's own Coat of Arms.

Still a magnificent structure, Cardiff Castle was an inheritance of Richard III through his wife, Anne Neville. The castle was once home to Richard's grandfather, Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, who built the "octagon tower and hall block." During the 1404 rebellion of Owain Glyndwr, the stone church of St. John the Baptist was destroyed and then "reconstructed in the second half of the same century creating the fine perpendicular nave and tower which are such prominent features of the city today." When Richard III became king, he made Sir James Tyrell Constable of Cardiff Castle. Tyrell is one suspected of killing the two princes as Richard's behest. Though it is said Tyrell had confessed prior to his execution, there is no proof or record of such a confession.

This interesting claim by author, David Hipshon, says that Richard, Duke of York, father of R3, was adopted as a 4-year old orphan by Henry V. If this is a true claim, then this would prove to be the break in the paternal lineage of Richard III, unless the father of the child was Henry V.

Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, founded a chantry chapel in Warwickshire in 1423, making the necessary provisions for two priests whose given mission was daily Mass to be said for the souls of the Beauchamp family and Richard Beauchamp after his death in 1439.

John Rous was chantry priest in 1445. Rous produced a history of the Earls of Warwick, known also as the Rous Roll. This work included "drawings of Richard III, his Queen Anne Neville, their son Prince Edward, and glowing references to Richard and his reign." Unfortunately, with Henry VII now on the throne, "Rous revised his Roll, removing the pictures of Richard and his family and the glowing description. He replaced it with the first defamatory description of Richard, and the legend of the evil Richard III was born." It is a known fact that Rous did this because one copy existant before 1485 remains as proof. Thus, it appears to have been John Rous, Chantry priest of St. Mary Magdalene, who cast the initial dark shadow over Richard III, and from there the young king's name, in death, endured relentless malignment. It was in this chapel that Piers Gaveston, a favorite of Edward II, sought shelter and was captured prior to his execution. Today, a Masonic Lodge cares for the chapel which is now used as a Masonic Temple.

After 1537 the village became known as "King's Lynn." It was here that both Edward IV and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, stayed in June of 1470 while on journey from Walsingham to Fotheringhay. Previously, on 2 October 1469 (Richard's 18th birthday) as Edward was making his way south to face Warwick, word came that Warwick's brother, John, Marquess of Montagu, who up until this time had remained loyal to the king, defected the army in the North. Edward, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and a few other loyal supporters, fled from Bishop's Lynn on a ship for Flanders, Burgundy.

The beautiful west and north windows of the Great Malvern Priory, with all it's Saints and Archbishops depicted in stained glass, were a gift of Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Lord of Malvern Chase, and his wife, Anne Neville and the north window a gift of King Richard III and his Queen, Anne Neville. The windows are no longer original, having weathered over time and replaced with new sections.

Minster Lovell Hall was built ca. 1440 by William Lovell, grandfather of Sir Francis Lovell, and presently belongs to Eton College. Sir Francis Lovell was a dear friend of Richard III and was a member of the king's council. As king, Richard visited (old) Minster Lovell Hall as a guest of Sir Francis, 1st Viscount Lovell. After Richard's death at Bosworth, Francis' Lovell's estates, including the main residence of Minster Lovell Hall, were declared forfeited by Henry VII and, thereafter, granted to the new king's uncle, Jasper Tudor.

An original motte and bailey castle, the remains of which can be seen to the south of the churchyard, was built here in the Forest of Galtres by Bertram de Bulmer, Sheriff of York, during the reign of King Stephen (c. 1135-1154). It became the possession of the Neville family and remained so until the death of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick ("the kingmaker") in 1471, (at the Battle of Barnet) at which time his lands were passed on to Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Richard frequented the castle during his tenure as Lord of the North, and in 1484, he established a royal household for the young Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of George, Duke of Clarence, and John, Earl of Lincoln, along with George's daughters and the daughters of Edward, including Elizabeth of York. In July of that year, Richard established the Council of the North, it's chief headquarters at Sheriff Hutton and Sandal Castle. The Council of the North lasted for a century and a half. As with many of Richard's inherent properties did after his death, Sheriff Hutton would eventually fell into ruin though portions of it still stand today.

King Richard III's Naval Base. A wooden castle was built in the 1130s here, but the present stone castle dates from ca. 1150. Over the centuries, several other structures were added, as monarchs invested diligenly in what was, during the medieval period, a significant fortress, guardian of the Yorkshire coastline. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was given the castle, the lordship, the Crown rents, the port and the haven in 1473. Prior to this, in 1471, the Duke of Gloucester had taken a fleet to Scotland to test the waters. Scarborough Castle was protected on three sides by 300-feet cliffs and overlooked the North Sea. The port became a supply base for the king's war ships to which he added a bulwark to secure the harbor. He greatly improved the town defences and replaced a portion of the Newborough moat with a new stone wall with turrets. Richard stayed in the castle on occasion, particularly on 22 May 1484 and again from 30th June to 11th July, when he used the fortress to prepare his fleet to fight the Tudors. King Richard gave a charter to the town in 1485, thus enabling Scarborough to become a county.

Devastated by the loss of their eleven-year old son, it was thought that Richard and Anne had entombed Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, at St. Helen and The Holy Cross Church at Sheriff Hutton, however, the tomb has been found to be empty. Some historians believe that the Prince of Wales was not buried there at all, and that the time-weathered tomb actually belonged to the Neville family whose Coat of Arms were upon it. To this day it is unknown how Edward died on 9 April 1484. He was ten years old. Sadly, within one year's time, the immediate family of King Richard III Plantagenet would be dead. Anne followed her son to the grave, followed by Richard who was killed at the Battle of Bosworth on August 22, 1485.

A plaque outside the Church of St. Mary and St. Alkelda in Middleham (ca. 1280) reads:"Near this pillar, on the spot indicated by tradition, were found, during the work of restoration, the remains of St. Alkelda, patron saint of this church, Anno Domini 1878. F. Barker, rector; T. E. Swale and S. Croft, churchwardens." It may well be that young Edward of Middleham, the only heir of Richard III recently deceased, is buried at St. Mary and St. Alkelda Church for according to a notice in the Croyland Chronicle, "this only son of his? was seized with an illness of but short duration, and died at Middleham Castle, in the year of our Lord, 1484, being the first of the reign of the said King Richard. On hearing the news of this, at Nottingham, where they were then residing, you might have seen his father and mother in a state almost bordering on madness, by reason of their sudden grief." The King and Queen headed to Middleham from Nottingham, with no reports of them heading to Sheriff Hutton as believed. Richard "established a College of Secular Canons here in 1478 and, as a Royal peculiar outside normal ecclesiastical jurisdiction, it miraculously survived the Reformation. A Dean and Canons, amongst them the author, Charles Kingsley, were appointed right up until 1845 when a special Act of Parliament had to be passed to abolish the college. ...King Richard and his family have a memorial window in the South Aisle and his pennant is flown from the tower on significant dates..." (Brittania.com)

Started by Ralph Neville in the 14th Century to defend against Scottish raids, the castle passed down to Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and when he died at the Battle of Barnet, Penrith became property of the crown; namely, Edward IV, who extended it down to his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who made it into a luxurious royal residence. Richard, also titled Sheriff of Cumberland, stayed at the castle in 1471 and again in 1485. In the early 15th century Richard gave Penrith, and the town, to Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland who bolstered up the defences and began refacing the castle buildings with stone. Part of Neville's duties as Warden of the West March was to keep the border with Scotland safe. Also in Cumbria, north, dwelled the Barons Dacre, good friends of Richard III who remained loyal to the crown, including at the Battle of Bosworth.