1: The Normans and their Castles | Castle

Duration: 49'14''

Synopsis

Marc Morris consults the Bayeux Tapestry and archaeological evidence to discover how castles evolved over a 600-year period, and reveals that the traditional motte and bailey-style constructions were actually of foreign invention, developed by William the Conqueror.

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