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Pontefract Castle

Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Where Richard II died, and a castle the townspeople asked to be destroyed.

Pontefract was one of the strongest castles in England. Richard II was imprisoned here and died in 1400, probably starved to death.

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When
Destroyed 1649
Where
53.6940, -1.3070
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

Open to visitors, with the dungeons and a visitor centre.

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