Bolsover Castle is a castle
in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England (grid reference SK471707). It was founded in
the 12th century by the Peverel family, who also owned Peveril Castle in
Derbyshire, and came under royal control in 1155. The site is now in the care
of English Heritage and is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled
Ancient Monument. A castle was built by the Peverel family in the 12th century
and became Crown property in 1155 when William Peverel the Younger died. The
Ferrers family who were Earls of Derby laid claim to the Peveril property. When
a group of barons led by King Henry II's sons , Henry the Young King, Geoffrey
Duke of Brittany, and Prince Richard, later Richard the Lionheart,
revolted against the king's rule, Henry spent
£116 on building at the castles of Bolsover and Peveril in Derbyshire.
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