Castles: Britain's Fortified History(2014)

10.0

1 Seasons

Documentary

Overview

Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.

Episodes

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Instruments of Invasion

Ep 1

Instruments of Invasion

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the Crown.

04/12/201459 min

Kingdom of Conquest

Ep 2

Kingdom of Conquest

Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an instrument of colonisation.

11/12/201459 min

Defence of the Realm

Ep 3

Defence of the Realm

Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I.

18/12/201459 min

Top Cast

Sam Willis

Sam Willis

Self - Presenter

Show Info

StatusReturning Series

NetworkBBC Four

TypeScripted