Series 1 (2014)

Instruments of Invasion
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December 4, 2014 • 59m

Sam Willis shows how the castle arrived as an instrument of invasion with the Normans but became a weapon with which unruly barons...Read more

Kingdom of Conquest
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December 11, 2014 • 59m

Sam Willis tells the story of the English ruler who left the most indelible mark on the castle, Edward I, as he turned it into an ...Read more

Defence of the Realm
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December 18, 2014 • 59m

Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress m...Read more