Historian Marc Morris reveals how the British castle made its final stand during the English Civil War between Royalists and Parliamentarians. Over 20,000 people died defending more than 200 strongholds, which faced pounding after pounding from the lethal might of contemporary cannon and mortar. Last in series
Historian Marc Morris explores how King Edward I's relationship with a master builder led to the creation of some of the most famous castles in Britain, including Caernarfon, Caerphilly and Harlech - fortresses used by the king as a formidable weapon to consolidate his conquests of Wales and its native dynasties
Medieval historian Marc Morris travels the length of Britain to tell the story of the nation's castles, consulting the Bayeux Tapestry and archaeological evidence to discover how they evolved over a 600-year period, and revealing that the traditional motte and bailey-style constructions were actually of foreign invention, developed by William the Conqueror