Secrets of the Castle
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold join forces to take on one of their most ambitious forays into the past: they're heading to France to build a medieval castle.
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold join forces to take on one of their most ambitious forays into the past: they're heading to France to build a medieval castle.
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Ruth, Peter and Tom learn how to build a medieval castle using the tools, techniques and materials available in the 13th...
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Ruth, Peter and Tom discover the secrets to building a castle's defensive structure and explore the art of medieval...
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The team enter the colourful world of medieval interior design. Peter and Tom render and lime-wash the inside walls of a...
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Ruth, Peter and Tom discover the ways in which every aspect of construction at Guedelon Castle requires masons...
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The team come together to help construct one of the castle's most ambitious projects to date, the spectacular limestone...