Thanks to everyone from the Battlefield Trust who came along to our Medieval Day in Wakefield on Saturday 3rd May, where we visited both the Chantry Chapel and Sandal Castle for a history of this fortress and the Battle of Wakefield. It was great to meet everyone and we hope you had a great day. We hope to see you again soon at another event.

Thanks to Sherburn Historical Society for inviting us to give a talk last night on ‘Pontefract Castle and the Pilgrimage of Grace’. It was fantastic to see so many people there – I believe the best turnout they have had – and for that we are really grateful. Thanks for the lovely feedback and we hope everyone had an enjoyable evening, We look forward to hopefully seeing everyone again at some time in the near future.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our last last Sunday on Thomas of Lancaster. It was great to see so many people there and we are really grateful for your continued support. Our next event will be on September 13th at Sandal Castle, when we will be doing 2 tours looking at the history of the castle, with particular emphasis on the De Warenne family. We hope to see you there.

Our first talk of 2025 will take place three weeks today on Sunday 23rd March in the Visitor Centre at Pontefract Castle. The talk is titled ‘Thomas of Lancaster – Saint or Sinner’ and will examine the life and times of one of the great nobles of Pontefract Castle. Tickets are available from the castle itself or via Ticketsource.co.uk and are free. The talk itself will commence at 2.00pm. We hope to see you there.

Today, 30th December is the 564th anniversary of the Battle of Wakefield, which saw the ‘heir’ to the throne, Richard Duke of York and his second son, Edmund, Earl of Rutland, killed in the battle and it’s immediate aftermath. There are numerous theories and ideas as to why Richard gave battle in vain. If you would like to hear about these and how the battle developed, please come along on one of our tours in 2025 or arrange your own tour with us – which are free – by using the ‘contact us’ button above. We hope to see you in 2025.

May we wish all the visitors to our site a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be back in 2025 with more tours and talks whilst we also hope to bring some changes and improvements to this website. Keep visiting the website for more news as 2025 progresses.

Thanks to everyone who came to our talk yesterday on Pontefract Castle and the Pilgrimage of Grace. It was very much appreciated to see so many people there on such an inclement day. We hope you enjoyed the talk. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2025 as we commence another year of talks and tours on Sunday 23rd March 2025 with a talk on ‘Saint or Sinner – The Life of Thomas of Lancaster’ In the meantime we wish you all a very happy Christmas and peaceful New Year..

Just a reminder that our final talk of 2024, titled ‘Pontefract Castle and the Pilgrimage of Grace’ is taking place at Pontefract Castle on Sunday 8th December, at 2.00pm in the Visitor Centre. Tickets are available from the castle itself. We hope to see you there.

We have 2 more talks planned for 2024; the first at Walton Community Library on Thursday 21st November at 7pm on the origins of the Wars of the Roses and the Battle of Wakefield and the second is at Pontefract Castle on Sunday 8th December at 2pm on Pontefract Castle and The Pilgrimage of Grace. Both events are free. Tickets for the first talk are available from Walton Community Library (tel 01924 303340) and the second are via ticketsource or Pontefract Castle itself . We look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks to everyone who came on our talk today titled ‘Famous Prisoners at Pontefract Castle’. It was great to see such a large turnout again and we hope you have enjoyed the whole weekend. Our next talk is at Pontefract Castle on Sunday 8th December on ‘Pontefract Castle and the Pilgrimage of Grace’. Tickets are free and available from TicketSource. We look forward to seeing you then.