Bolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle is in the town of Bolsover, in the north-east of the English county of Derbyshire. Built in the early 17th century, the present castle lies on the earthworks and ruins of the 12th-century medieval castle; the first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617 by Sir Charles Cavendish. The site is now in the care of the English Heritage charity, as both a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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  Bolsover Castle ⓘ
  castle in England  

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  Codnor Castle ⓘ
  ruins of a castle in Derbyshire, England, UK  

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  Duffield Castle ⓘ
  Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire  

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  Tickhill Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Conisbrough Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Renishaw Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet ⓘ
  hamlet and industrial museum in Sheffield, UK

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  Bishops' House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Carnfield Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Chatsworth House ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England

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  D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum ⓘ
  museum in Denby, England, UK

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  Ecclesbourne Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Eyam Hall ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, England, UK

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  Handsworth St Marys Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England, UK

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  Kelham Island Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, England

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  Magna Science Adventure Centre ⓘ
  educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England

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  Mansfield Museum ⓘ
  local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Mappin Art Gallery ⓘ
  building in Sheffield, UK

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  Midland Railway – Butterley ⓘ
  Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom

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  Mr Straw's House ⓘ
  property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Papplewick Pumping Station ⓘ
  architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom

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  Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Pleasley Colliery ⓘ
  former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Site Gallery ⓘ
   

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  South Yorkshire Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK

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  Yorkshire Natural History Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Hardwick Hall ⓘ
  Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Strutt's North Mill ⓘ
  cotton mill and museum in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Clifton Park Museum ⓘ
  municipal museum situated in Clifton House on the western edge of Clifton Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

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  York And Lancaster Regimental Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rotherham, England, UK

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  Graves Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum, part of Sheffield museums

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  The Working Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Matlock, England, UK

• File:Electric Avenue, Crich Tramway Museum - geograph.org.uk - 3057375.jpg

  National Tramway Museum ⓘ
  United Kingdom national museum of tramways

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  Calverton Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Calverton, England, UK

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  South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Erewash Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Worksop, England, United Kingdom

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  National Emergency Services Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Sheffield, England

• File:Steeple Grange Light Railway Derbyshire.jpg

  Steeple Grange Light Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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  Wirksworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Belper Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belper, England, UK

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  Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Eyam Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Eyam, United Kingdom

• File:Sculpture at Welbeck - geograph.org.uk - 3415793.jpg

  Harley Gallery and Foundation ⓘ
  art museum in the UK

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  National Holocaust Centre and Museum ⓘ
  Archive organization in Newark on Trent, United Kingdom

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  Shepherd Wheel ⓘ
  former water wheel in Sheffield

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  Millennium Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in the centre of Sheffield, England

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  David Mellor Design Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leadmill, England, UK

• File:Weston Park Museum, main entrance.jpg

  Weston Park Museum ⓘ
  largest museum in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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  Bank Street Arts ⓘ
  arts centre in Sheffield, England

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  Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum ⓘ
  museum in Heanor, England, UK

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  Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum ⓘ
  military museum near Ollerton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bilsthorpe, England, United Kingdom

• File:National Videogame Museum.jpg

  National Videogame Museum ⓘ
  British video game museum based in Sheffield

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1994 Eyam Museum

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1994 Harley Gallery and Foundation

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1995 National Holocaust Centre and Museum

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1998 Shepherd Wheel

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2001 Millennium Gallery

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2006 David Mellor Design Museum

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2006 Weston Park Museum

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2008 Bank Street Arts

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2010 Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum

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2011 Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum

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2014 Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum

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2018 National Videogame Museum

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Frameless

Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Domitia Longina, Wife of Domitian - 88070019 - Bolsover Castle

Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Julius Caesar (100BC–44BC), Dictator of the Roman Republic (49BC–44BC) - 88070009 - Bolsover Castle

Bolsover Castle chimney piece in the star chamber

Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Nero Claudius (AD37–AD68), 5th Roman Emperor (AD54–AD68) - 88070018 - Bolsover Castle

Lower Dining Room Bolsover Castle

Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle - 88094512 - Bolsover Castle

Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Aulus Vitellius (AD15–AD69), Roman Emperor (AD69) - 88070011 - Bolsover Castle

Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle

Riding School Range at Bolsover Castle

Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle

• Excavation of a medieval building and a Civil War refortification at Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire - article published in 2003
• Haddon Hall and Bolsover Castle - , Q1860, 1961, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Bolsover Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Codnor Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duffield Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Tickhill Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Conisbrough Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1625	Renishaw Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet	hamlet, museum, building complex, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bishops' House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Carnfield Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatsworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum	literary museum, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Eyam Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Handsworth St Marys Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelham Island Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Magna Science Adventure Centre	science center	Wikidata
site	museum		Mansfield Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mappin Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Midland Railway – Butterley	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Mr Straw's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Papplewick Pumping Station	museum, pumping station, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peak District Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pleasley Colliery	mining museum, coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Site Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Yorkshire Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery	mining museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum		Yorkshire Natural History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1590	Hardwick Hall	art museum, English country house, historic house museum, prodigy house	Wikidata
site	museum	1804	Strutt's North Mill	museum, cotton mill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Clifton Park Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	York And Lancaster Regimental Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Graves Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	The Working Carriage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	National Tramway Museum	independent museum, tramway museum, geographic location	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Calverton Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Erewash Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	National Emergency Services Museum	local museum, heritage center, police museum, firefighting museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Steeple Grange Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wirksworth Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Belper Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Eyam Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Harley Gallery and Foundation	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	National Holocaust Centre and Museum	museum, cultural institution, independent museum, Holocaust museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Shepherd Wheel	museum, watermill	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Millennium Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	David Mellor Design Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Weston Park Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Bank Street Arts	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Royal Lancers and Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum	independent museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	National Videogame Museum	computer museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Domitia Longina, Wife of Domitian - 88070019 - Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Julius Caesar (100BC–44BC), Dictator of the Roman Republic (49BC–44BC) - 88070009 - Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Bolsover Castle chimney piece in the star chamber		Commons
commons	image		Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Nero Claudius (AD37–AD68), 5th Roman Emperor (AD54–AD68) - 88070018 - Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Lower Dining Room Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Henry Cavendish (1630–1691), 2nd Duke of Newcastle - 88094512 - Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Titian (c.1488-1576) (after) - Aulus Vitellius (AD15–AD69), Roman Emperor (AD69) - 88070011 - Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Riding School Range at Bolsover Castle		Commons
commons	image		Seventeenth century Venus Fountain at Bolsover Castle		Commons