Pontefract Castle

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf castle
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Norman architecture
gptkbp:associated_with Pontefract's_history
Pontefract's_local_legends
gptkbp:attraction historical site
gptkbp:built 11th century
gptkbp:coordinates 53.6883° N, 1.3032° W
gptkbp:cultural_significance local heritage
gptkbp:defeated 1649
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Pontefract_cakes
gptkbp:features moat
walls
keep
gatehouse
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_William_Waller,_2nd_Baronet
gptkb:Richard_II_of_England
gptkb:Sir_John_Savile,_1st_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax,_3rd_Baronet
gptkb:Lord_Fairfax
gptkb:Sir_John_Hotham,_2nd_Baronet
gptkb:Catherine_of_Aragon
gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
gptkb:Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Edward_II_of_England
gptkb:Sir_John_Digby
gptkb:Sir_William_Brereton
gptkb:Edward_I_of_England
gptkb:Henry_IV_of_England
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkb:Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:Sir_John_Hotham,_1st_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_John_Hotham
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Gage
gptkb:Sir_John_Digby,_1st_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax,_4th_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller,_1st_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Gage,_1st_Baronet
gptkb:Sir_William_Brereton,_1st_Baronet
Sir John Savile
gptkbp:historical_significance Royalist_stronghold_during_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalEvent Siege of Pontefract Castle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pontefract Castle
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Norman_Conquest
gptkbp:is_a_site_for historical reenactments
gptkbp:is_governed_by gptkb:English_Heritage
gptkbp:is_part_of Pontefract Castle Conservation Area
Pontefract_Castle_and_Park
gptkbp:is_used_in film and television
prison
gptkbp:location Pontefract,_West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Pontefract_Castle_ruins
gptkbp:notable_player yes
gptkbp:owner Crown
gptkbp:provides_access_to yes
gptkbp:renovated after 1660
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Pontefract_Park
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives scheduled monument
gptkbp:type medieval castle
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:King_Richard_II
gptkbp:visitors thousands annually