Castles of Horror
Archaeological evidence found at Tintagel castle has strengthened the case for King Arthur.
Archaeological evidence found at Tintagel castle has strengthened the case for King Arthur.
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Born at Linlithgow Palace in the 16th Century, Mary was targeted all her life.
Archaeological evidence found at Tintagel castle has strengthened the case for King Arthur.
Having walked all over the Welsh, Edward I turned his attention to Scotland.
Edward I stormed through Wales in response to rebellion, building a trail of castles.
How castles were attacked and the weapons used: the catapult, the ballistra and trebouchet.
Thomas Moore and many others 'confessed' during the time they spent at the Tower of London
Based around Chateau Gaillard, is Richard the Lionheart's impenetrable fortress.
The myth of Dracula was built around the equally noxious character Vladd III.
Rochester castle was besieged by King John in a unique manner involving pig fat.
People from the humblest beginnings could attain great fortune via the wheel of fortune.
The story of the young peasant girl who led the French army to victory.
Deceitful goings on at Ludlow Castle led to its eventual fall.
The story of Edward II and his fate can be told around three castles.
The restoration of Hampton Court's maze provides a puzzle.
Heston Blumenthal consults Hampton Court historians about dishes untried for centuries.
Dan visits buildings created for pleasure, including the luxurious Taj hotel in India.
Dan examines buildings as the physical embodiments of dreams.
Dan Cruickshank examines buildings as gigantic statements of power.
Dan finds out why some communal buildings succeed where others fail.
Dan Cruickshank explores buildings shaped and threatened by disaster.
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