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John de Lacy blue plaque

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This blue commemorative plaque records: John de Lacy. Lord of the Honour of Pontefract 1211-1240. One of the 25 barons present at Runnymede on 15th June 1215, who forced King John (1199-1216) to accept the Magna Carta. The foundation stone of Freedom, Liberty and Democracy. Recorded plaque organisation: Friends of Pontefract Castle, Pontefract Civic Society.

From the Open Plaques record 41390

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