Barnard Castle, From The River Tees 1892
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The castle dominates the town. In November 1569, during the Rising in the North, it was held by Sir George Bowes, a loyal servant of Queen Elizabeth I, against a force led by Charles Neville, Sixth Earl of Westmoreland, and Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland. As the rising had popular support throughout Durham, Sir George's garrison was suspect. Prior to surrendering, Sir George wrote that his command had been reduced to 'a very hard dyett and great want of bread, drynck and water; which was our only drynck, save I myxed yt with some wyne. I fownde the people in the castle in continuall mutenyes, seaking to leape the walls and run to the rebells'.
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