More Royal Interludes covers the period 1322-1327, when Skipton Castle was held by the Crown after having been forfeited by Roger de Clifford for his rebellion against Edward II.  It describes some of the day-to-day routines in the castle, and the changes that the King instituted.  Skipton Castle also became the prison for some of those implicated in the 1322 rebellion, including Joan Mortimer of Wigmore, the innocent wife of one of the leaders of the dissent.  The surprising events of 1326 and 1327 resulted in a complete turn-about of fortune, and the restoration of Skipton Castle to Robert de Clifford, the brother of the former owner.

More Royal Interludes by Barbara Wright
pages 60-65 in
Skipton Castle and its Builders   by Richard T. Spence 
(Skipton: Skipton Castle, 2002)   A5 format   132 pages

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