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Pontefract (or Pomfret) Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War .
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford . Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , it is one of the towns in the City of Wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census.
Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst (c. 1467 – 30 June 1537) [1] was an English nobleman, the only son, and heir, of Sir William Darcy (1443 – 30 May 1488) and his wife, Euphemia Langton, the daughter of Sir John Langton. [1]
All three were beheaded at Pontefract Castle on 25 June 1483, in West Yorkshire. Vaughan was the second husband of Eleanor Arundel, widow of Sir Thomas Browne, who had likewise been executed in 1460. [1] In Shakespeare's Richard III, Vaughan's ghost appears to the King on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth. [2]
Each was able to support a sizeable garrison in a strong castle. Large castles were established at Conisbrough, Tickhill, Pontefract, [33] Richmond, [34] Middleham and Skipsea [35] and two in York. [36] At this time also was established the chain of castles across the southern edge of the North York Moors which included Scarborough, Pickering ...
Thomas of Brotherton was born 1 June 1300 at the manor house at Brotherton, Yorkshire, son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France. [1] His mother was on her way to Cawood, where her confinement was scheduled to take place. [a] According to Hilton, Margaret was staying at Pontefract Castle and was following a hunt when she went into ...
Rivers was imprisoned and then beheaded at Pontefract Castle in West Yorkshire on 25 June 1483 as part of the duke's path towards kingship (as Richard III). Anthony was succeeded by his brother Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers. [2]
Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology , archives , decorative and applied art , fine art , photographs and social history .