Castles: Britain's Fortified History
2014 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Defence of the Realm
Fri, 19 Dec, 8:00 am
Sam Willis explores how, by the Wars of the Roses, castles were under attack from a new threat - the cannon, but survived into the Tudor era only to find their whole purpose challenged.
About
Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
Episodes
- E01
Instruments of Invasion
Fri, 5 Dec· 60 minSam 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.
- E02
Kingdom of Conquest
Fri, 12 Dec· 60 minSam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle - the great Plantagenet king Edward I who turned it into an instrument of colonization.
- E03
Defence of the Realm
Fri, 19 Dec· 60 minSam Willis explores how, by the Wars of the Roses, castles were under attack from a new threat - the cannon, but survived into the Tudor era only to find their whole purpose challenged.
Cast
Dr. Sam Willis
Presenter