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Updated: June 2, 2025
Pontefract Castle, the last fortress that held out for King Charles in the Civil War, and in consequence slighted and ruined, can tell of many dark deeds and strange events in English history. The De Lacys built it in the early part of the thirteenth century. Its area was seven acres.
Several large towns had already fallen into the hands of the insurgents. York, Hull, and Pontefract had yielded; Skipton Castle was besieged, and defended by the Earl of Cumberland; and battle was offered to the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Shrewsbury, who headed the king's forces at Doncaster.
It is believed that he was murdered there perhaps starved to death but there is a story that he got away and lived in Scotland, dying there in 1419. It is not at all likely that the story is true, however, and the common belief has always been that he died or was killed in Pontefract Castle, where he was imprisoned.
In one letter, dated "near Pontefract," Nov. 20, he expresses his own anger and that of his officers at the recent lenient votes of the Commons in the case of the Duke of Hamilton and the other eminent Delinquents.
"I have made up my mind, Lord Pontefract. I am going to marry Théo Joyselle. And I think I am going to be happy. I like them all very much. And," holding out her hand, "I am very sorry to have hurt you." As she spoke the sound of music violin music came down the stairs. They both started, for it was the Wedding March from "Lohengrin." Brigit's small face went white with anger.
"That's a Partright window," he said with that inflection that Maggie was already beginning to think of as "his public voice." "I'm afraid, Paul dear," said Maggie, "I'm very ignorant." "Don't know Partright? Oh, he's the great man of the last thirty years did the great East window of St. Martin's, Pontefract. We had a job to get him I can tell you. Just look at that purple."
The Earl was brought to his own castle at Pontefract, where the King lay, and there accused of rebellion, of coming to the Parliaments with armed men, and of being in league with the Scots.
"I meant about the beastly money." She laughed. "Funny little kiddie! You aren't going to have any money either. If we lived within our means we'd be enjoying life in a villa in some horrible suburb. We are hideously poor, Kingsmead." She so rarely called him by his name that the boy felt alarmed. Pontefract, with his red neck and his short legs, seemed suddenly very near.
I I had better go, don't you think, Théo?" Poor Pontefract seemed rather piteous to her as he was discussed, and her note had been curt and unsympathetic. Théo looked up from his work of filling his pipe. "I don't know. I should do as papa says." "No. I must see him. I shall be back in a minute."
There was a good deal of heartburning and jealousy amongst the members of the staff; but I dare say all that is forgotten long ago. The first real chance I got was afforded me by the first election by ballot which took place in England. This was at Pontefract, where the Hon. Hugh Childers was elected in a contest against Lord Pollington.
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