What is recorded here
Cawood Castle was built by the powerful Percy family in the late 12th or early 13th century and later held by the powerful Clifford family. It is important as a medieval stronghold that played a strategic role in the control of the region and is remembered for its historical associations with the Wars of the Roses.
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