Pontefract Lacy in 1348. King Richard II was murdered at the castle in 1400. Little is known of the precise nature of his demise; in particular Shakespeare may have "adjusted" the facts for his own purposes. There are at least three theories which attempt to explain his death: He was starved to death by his keepers, he starved himself to death or he was murdered by Sir Piers (Peter) Exton on 14 February 1399 or 1400. Fifteenth century Robin Hood ballads place the outlaw's activities in the forest of Barnsdale, the southern edge of which borders Pontefract. In particular, the medieval
Królowej Jadwigi Street in Bydgoszcz () in 1920. Through history, the street bore the following names: Current street name refers to Queen Jadwiga of Poland (1373/4 - 1399), who reigned as the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland from 1384 until her death in 1399. Tenement at N°1, corner with Garbary street 1890s Eclecticism Initially at "Albertstraße 12", then "Viktoria Straße 8", the tenement had been owned since 1878 by Gustav Modrakowski, a butcher, living at "Feldstraße 7" (today's Jackowskiego street). The corner building displays eclectic features on both facades. On the ground floor, bossage and round top windows topped by young female