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Proposed coup to Pontefract Castle
Pontefract was besieged three times during the English Civil War.
In each case it was held by a Royalist garrison and besieged by a
Parliamentary army. The first two sieges (really one long siege with
a 10 day interruption) ended in the summer of 1645. After the fall
of the castle, Parliament decided to repair and garrison Pontefract
rather than destroy it. This proved to be a mistake, as the castle
was retaken by local Royalists in July 1648
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