Castle Howard is located in York, northern England. Despite its name, it is not a traditional fortress. The palace is a strong building to protect against attacks. But the term “palace” is often part of the name of an English estate house. Also, when a building is built on a former palace, the word palace is common. Castle Howard is a high-rise home. Also, Stately Home is an English phrase for a large and small house that was occupied or previously occupied by an aristocratic family.
There are approximately 3,000 houses in England. More than 3,000 are owned by the private sector. Three hundred are maintained by the National Trust, founded in 1895 to provide public access to buildings of historical or architectural interest and the land of natural beauty.
The Howard family owns Castle Howard’s private property. Castle Howard is the film location of Brideshead Revisited, the largest private high-rise home in England, and is open to the public. The Howard family is a well-known English family with long linings. William Howard was its founding member. Howard’s family Duke of Norfolk (Duchess or Duchess of Duchess) Duchess of the Duke of Norfolk (Duchess of the Duchess of Norfolk) through the marriage of Margaret, daughter of Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk.
John, son of Robert and Margaret, was appointed Duke of Norfolk in 1483 but was killed in battle at Bosworth field in 1845, fighting for Richard III. Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, served as an adviser to the court of King Henry VII and as commander-in-chief. His son, Thomas Howard, Duke III, did the same as his father under Henry VIII. Infamous for polygamy, King Henry married Thomas’ nieces, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The execution of Catherine led to both Norfolk and his son, Henry Howard, being charged with treason. The result was a series of tragedies and deaths. As a result, it was not until 1660 that Harvard regained the Duke of Norfolk.
Castle Howard sits in the former location of the ruined Henderskelfe Palace. Construction began in 1699. However, it took nearly a hundred years to build under three Howard Earls. Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, commissioned John Vanberg to design Castle Howard. Carlisle’s 3rd Earl was the grandson of Lord William Howard, the youngest son of Thomas Howard. He is the Duke of Norfolk. Carlisle’s 1st Earl, Charles Howard, inherited it from his wife, Elizabeth Darcy. Both Charles Howard and John Vanberg died before it could be completed. Carlisle’s son-in-law, Sir Thomas Robinson, continued the project, which was completed in 1811 by Charles Heathcote Tatum.
That design was named Baroque, and it was common at the time. However, when Sir Thomas Robinson took over the construction, he broke many of the original plans and added new features. The house has two symmetrical wings that protrude on either side. The symbolic golden sphere here is a late addition. The golden sphere was shaped in the final stages when the central section was built. Despite the belated addition, the golden sphere became a focal point internally and externally.