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    Castles: Britain's Fortified History
    Castles: Britain's Fortified History
    Documentary

    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.

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    Returning Series

    Original Name

    Castles: Britain's Fortified History

    First Air Date

    December 4, 2014

    Last Air Date

    December 18, 2014

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    3

    Language

    English

    Production Companies

    BBC Arts

    Networks

    BBC Four

    Defence of the Realm
    S01E03

    Defence of the Realm

    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.

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