Instruments of Invasion

1066 wird an der Küste die erste Burg von einem Mann erbaut, der hier die Macht an sich reißen will. Wilhelm der Eroberer setzt sie als Waffe ein, um seinen Anspruch auf den englischen Thron anzumelden.

Sam Willis looks at the history of the castle from its first appearance with the Normans in 1066 to the longest siege on English soil at Kenilworth Castle 200 years later. The castle arrived as an instrument of invasion, but soon became a weapon with which unruly barons challenged the crown. Tingtagel Castle, the place King Arthur is said to have been conceived, is also on the itinerary. It remains one of the most evocative of castles to this day, drawing visitors from around the world with its tales of myth and legend.