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Ruth, Peter and Tom enter the surprisingly colourful world of medieval interior design. The castles that we see today are in fact scarred by centuries of decay. Most of their original roofs, carpentry and interior finishes have long since disappeared, but in their heyday they were lavishly decorated. Uploaded 28-05-20 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5u This channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries please contact: [email protected] Learn more...
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Castles dominated the medieval landscape, and Britain has some of the finest in the world. Today, most are decaying relics, many of their secrets buried in time. Now, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn are turning the and Peter Guinn are turning the clock back
to relearn the secrets of the medieval castle builders. This is the ultimate medieval technology. The origin of our castles is distinctly French, introduced to Britain at the time of the Norman conquest
of 1066. One, two, earth, gee, land! Here in the Burgundy region of France is Guédillon castle, the world's biggest archaeological experiment.
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