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Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Episode 3: Defence of the Realm

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 19 days

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. Show more

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