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Pontefract Castle

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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 sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War. Pontefract Castle is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and managed by Wakefield Council.

Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle