England Lord of Scarborough
The Lordship of Scarborough
Scarborough's lordship is dominated by its castle on a headland 300 feet above the North Sea. Built by Henry II in the 1150s, its position made it virtually impregnable.
Piers Gaveston, Edward II's favourite, was besieged here in 1312 before being captured and executed by hostile barons.
The Earldom was created in 1690 for Richard Lumley, one of the 'Immortal Seven' who invited William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution. The Lumley family held the title for centuries.
Scarborough claims to be England's first seaside resort, with visitors taking mineral spring waters from the 1620s. Grand hotels housed the fashionable elite.
During the Civil War, the castle was so badly damaged by Parliamentary bombardment it was never fully repaired, and the ruined keep remains one of England's most dramatic silhouettes.
Scarborough and the Peerage
The Earldom (Lumley family, 1690) continues. Richard Lumley was one of the Glorious Revolution's 'Immortal Seven.'
View the full Peerage Hierarchy ChartNotable Lords of Scarborough
German warships bombarded Scarborough in 1914, the first attack on the British mainland since the Napoleonic Wars.
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