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Investigating Pontefract Castle, the Key to the North. John De Lacy introduces himself.
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Investigating Pontefract Castle, the Key to the North. John De Lacy tells how his family built Pontefract Castle.
John De Lacey's family built the castle and were instrumental in forcing King John to sign the Magna Carta and Nathan Drake wrote a vivid account of the siege of Pontefract Castle during...
King John had put his seal on the Magna Carta, as did twenty-five barons, including John de Lacy, who had demanded the King's agreement. Edmund de Lacy, 8th Baron of Pontefract, 9th Baron of Halton, 9th Lord of Bowland, to young to inherit the title Earl of Lincoln.
It is not known when, or how, John died though there is a suggestion he was privately executed to stop him being used as a figurehead by rebels. John of Pontefract, the illegitimate son of Richard III was appointed as Captain of Calais on 11th March 1485.
Jun 11, 2022 · Today we gave a talk to twenty-one people at the castle on one of Pontefract’s key barons, John de Lacy, who was instrumental in the sealing of, and adherence to, Magna Carta in 1215. John had a varied life, amongst other things serving two kings at both home and abroad, was excommunicated by the Pope, and went on crusade for two years.
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Pontefract Castle – 12th Century. Historical Events at Pontefract and Sandal Castles. Topics include English Civil War, Richard II imprisonment, Thomas of Lancaster's execution, War of the Roses, de Lacy, de Warenne, key to the north, Battle of Ferrybridge.
