British castles: everything you wanted to know
HistoryExtra podcast
04/01/23
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What was the interior design like in medieval castles? Why were so many of these fortresses built in Wales? And what was it like to live in one? In our latest ‘Everything you wanted to know’ episode, Marc Morris answers listener questions on the history of British castles.
Speaking to Charlotte Hodgman, he touches on building techniques, the architectural
influence of the crusades, and England’s first fortresses.
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