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Castles: Britain's Fortified History

Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.Historian Sam Willis traces the story of Britain's castles and their unique role in our history, art and literature.

Starring Sam Willis

Watch "Castles: Britain's Fortified History" on BBC iPlayer released in 2014. It's a documentary and history show, and has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show, and is currently available to watch for free.

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