Name: Secrets of the Castle
Released: 2014-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, Tom Pinfold

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Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back to learn the secrets of medieval castle building at Guedelon, in the Burgundy region of France, where a castle is being built from scratch using only the tools and modern materials of the 13th century.

Documentary · 2014 · 59 min

Starring Ruth Goodman , Peter Ginn , Tom Pinfold

Director Stuart Elliott

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Peter and Tom learn about the skills required to be a medieval stonemason. They use these skills to build a spiral staircase.

48 min · 18 Nov 2014
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Ruth, Tom and Peter learn about the art of medieval combat and how to build a castle's defensive structures.

48 min · 25 Nov 2014
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Ruth, Peter and Tom learn about medieval interior design. Tom and Peter work on the inside walls of a guard tower by rendering and limewashing it.

48 min · 2 Dec 2014
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Ruth, Peter and Tom learn about the construction of a castle and the coordination required for it. Blacksmiths, carpenters and masons must work together to make it happen.

50 min · 9 Dec 2014
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Peter goes to Vezeley Abbey, which was an influence of the stone architecture of the period. The team assist in the construction of a limestone window of the chapel.

50 min · 17 Dec 2014