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Thank you to everyone who came to our talk today at Pontefract Castle on the above. It was really fantastic to see so many people there and we hope you enjoyed the afternoon. Please keep a look out on this site over the next few weeks when we will publish details of our talks and tours for 2026 and we hope to see you then. In the meantime we will take this early opportunity to wish everyone a happy Christmas and peaceful New Year and we will see you in 2026.

Our final talk of 2025 will take place on Sunday 30th November in the visitor centre at Pontefract Castle. For this talk we are joined by civil war historian David Cooke and the talk will take the form of a debate around the biggest and bloodiest battle on English soil. We hope that this event will not only be informative but also a bit of fun, where you the audience, can also have your say. Tickets are available from the usual sources and directly from Pontefract Castle itself and the event, is as ever, free. We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Thank you to everyone who came to our two tours at Sandal Castle yesterday where we looked at the history of the castle and the Battle of Wakefield. It was lovely to see so many of you there and to receive such great feedback on the tours and content. We look forward to seeing you at a future event. Our next talk will be at Pontefract Castle at 2.00pm on Sunday 30th November where we will discussing ‘The Biggest and Bloodiest Battle on English Soil – Towton or Marston Moor?’. The tickets are free and available from the castle itself.

On Saturday 13th September we will be delivering two tours of Sandal Castle discussing a history of the De Warennes, the development of the castle and the Battle of Wakefield, as part of the WMDC Heritage Weekend. The tours will commence at 11.00am and 1.30pm and must be booked via ticketsource or Pontefract Castle itself. The tours have already proven to be very popular and we look forward to seeing everyone on the day. Cafe facilities are available on site if participants would like to get either meals or drinks.

On Saturday 13th September we will be delivering two tours at Sandal Castle – at 11.00am and 1.30pm – on the history of the castle and the De Warenne family and the Battle of Wakefield. Places on the tours are free and can be reserved by contacting Pontefract Castle. Places on the tours are almost full, so if you are interested, please act quickly. We look forward to seeing you there.