
Explores the medieval arms race reflected in castle construction in the Middle Ages. Location filming, re-enactments and CGI reconstruction are used to tell the stories of six castles tested by siege.
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Air Date: 2012-02-23
Set high above the Syrian landscape, Krak des Chevaliers was built by the Knights Hospitaller to dominate the landsca...
Air Date: 2012-03-01
Towering above the River Seine, Chateau Gaillard was built by King Richard I to assert England's authority over his F...
Air Date: 2012-03-08
High atop the white cliffs of southern England, Dover Castle was built by King Henry II to protect an empire. Its dea...
Air Date: 2012-03-15
Positioned the wilds of northern Wales, Conwy Castle was one of several strongholds raised by King Edward I to rule o...
Air Date: 2012-03-22
Stretched along the bank of the River Nogat in modern-day Poland, Malbork Castle was built by an elite group knights ...
Air Date: 2012-03-29
Located high above the Mediterranean coast, Gibralfaro Castle and its surrounding defenses are the monuments of a Mus...