Sam Willis
Self - Presenter
Castles: Britain's Fortified History (2014)
Series 1
Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
Released Dec. 4, 2014
Episode 59 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: BBC Arts
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Instruments of Invasion
Sam 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.
Dec. 4, 2014, midnight
S1E2 - Kingdom of Conquest
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 instrument of colonisation.
Dec. 11, 2014, midnight
S1E3 - Defence of the Realm
Sam Willis looks at how castles survived into the Tudor era. But these strategic seats of power had to become palaces to impress monarchs such as Elizabeth I.
Dec. 18, 2014, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 59 min.
Released: Dec. 4, 2014
Last Air Date: Dec. 18, 2014, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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