Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.
Returning Series
Castles: Britain's Fortified History
December 4, 2014
December 18, 2014
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BBC Arts
BBC Four
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.