Siege of Pontefract Castle

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath demolition of castle structures
gptkbp:belligerent gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Morris
gptkbp:commemoration local events
historical reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact local folklore
gptkbp:date 1644
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:moat
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:engine gptkb:cannon
battering ram
gptkbp:fortifications castle walls
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkb:Pontefract
gptkbp:historical_analysis gptkb:military_history
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_documentation parliamentary records
Royalist correspondence
gptkbp:historical_event 1644 siege
gptkbp:historical_interpretation gptkb:military_strategy
social impact
political significance
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:strategic_location
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Pontefract_Castle
English Heritage site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Pontefract Castle
gptkbp:legacy influence on future sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pontefract_Castle
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Lord_Goring
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Lord_Goring
gptkbp:outcome surrender of Royalists
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:primary_source contemporary accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:strength failed to arrive
gptkbp:supply_chain cut off
gptkbp:tactics several months
gptkbp:tactics_used mining
counter-siege operations
gptkbp:tourist_attraction Pontefract Castle ruins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pilgrimage_of_Grace
gptkb:the_Pilgrimage_of_Grace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5