Castles: Britain's Fortified History (2014)
Synopsis
Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
First Air Date: 2014-12-04
Last Air Date: 2014-12-18
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: BBC Four
Top Cast
- Sam Willis as Self - Presenter
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None (2014)
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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