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Secrets of Great British Castles

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S02E06 - "Arundel Castle"

Diffusé le Dec 9, 2016, 8:00 PM

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Description

Historian Dan Jones explores the turbulent history behind six of BritainĘĽs most famous castles: Dover, the Tower of London, Warwick, Caernarfon, Stirling and Carrickfergus. Behind the walls of these celebrated strongholds are stories of intrigue, drama, romance, rebellion, and murder. Dan Jones recounts some of the many classic tales from 1000 years of British history, featuring a stellar cast of kings, queens, rogues, rebels, victims and villains.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
60 min
Première diffusion
April 3, 2015
Terminée
December 9, 2016
Programmation
Friday à 20:00

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Épisodes (2 Saisons · 12 Épisodes)

Edinburgh Castle

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

Oct 28, 2016

60 min

Cardiff Castle

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

Nov 4, 2016

60 min

York

Part-dramatised history series. 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.

Nov 18, 2016

60 min

Leeds Castle

History series. With the aid of dramatic reconstruction, 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.

Nov 25, 2016

60 min

Lancaster Castle

History series. 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.

Dec 2, 2016

60 min

Arundel Castle

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

Dec 9, 2016

60 min

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