Pontefract was referred to as "Pomfret". William Shakespeare's play "Richard III" mentions the castle:<br> Pomfret is referred to in Shakespeare's Richard II also My lord, the mind of Bolingbroke is changed:You must to Pomfret, not unto the Tower.And, madam, there is order ta'en for you;With all swift speed you must away to France Pontefract suffered throughout the English Civil War. In 1648–49 the castle was laid under siege by Oliver Cromwell, who said it was "... one of the strongest inland garrisons in the kingdom." Three sieges by the Parliamentarians left the town "impoverished and depopulated". In March 1649, after the
Starved Magazine called it the Best Show You Probably Never Watched. NBC used a clip from the second episode in "The Most Outrageous TV Moments". FX canceled "Starved" in October 2005. FX president John Landgraf told "Variety", "The show had a lot of fans, so it was tough to choose [between it and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"]. Ultimately, we felt that we're just not in a position to spread our resources. We launched our dramas one at a time, and launching two [comedies] like we did this summer just didn't work out as well." Starved Starved is an American television