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Secrets of the Castle Video Series

We’re pleased to recommend this series, originally broadcast on the BBC, Secrets of the Castle. Join the series’ hosts, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold, and Ruth Goodman, for a look inside an ongoing decades long project to build a castle in modern times. Learn about every day life in the middle ages, castle building techniques, and the methods of medieval warfare.

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