5 2015 - 2016 2 seasons 12 eps PG Ended

Secrets of Great British Castles

2015 - 2016 2 seasons 12 eps PG

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45 min

S2 · E1 · Oct 28, 2016

Edinburgh Castle Episode 1

Edinburgh's handsome hilltop bastion is Scotland's most popular paid tourist attraction, but it also packs some formidable defences.

7.6 · You

45 min

S2 · E2 · Nov 4, 2016

Cardiff Castle Episode 2

Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about the various incarnations over the centuries.

7.4 · You

45 min

S2 · E3 · Nov 18, 2016

York Castle Episode 3

In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.

7.5 · You

45 min

S2 · E4 · Nov 25, 2016

Leeds Castle Episode 4

Dan Jones explores the 900-year history of the beautiful Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor and Norman stronghold to the private property of six medieval queens, a Tudor palace, a Jacobean country house, a Georgian mansion and an elegant 20th-century retreat for the rich and famous.

7.6 · You

45 min

S2 · E5 · Dec 2, 2016

Lancaster Castle Episode 5

Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.

7.5 · You

45 min

S2 · E6 · Dec 9, 2016

Arundel Castle Episode 6

Dan Jones visits the heart of the English countryside to explore Arundel Castle and the dramatic history of the Earls of Arundel.

7.5 · You

6 episodes in Season 2

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Secrets of Great British Castles