
Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
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Air Date: 2014-12-04
Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which ...
Air Date: 2014-12-11
Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turne...
Air Date: 2014-12-18
Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces...