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Welsh Castles

Reading the Ruins

Frank Olding examines the Welsh response to the increase in the building of castles after 1066 - in particular the unique strongholds built by Welsh princes in the fight against their Norman foes.

Exploring the Welsh reaction to the increase in the building of castles after 1066, erected to subdue the country's inhabitants. Archaeologist Frank Olding examines the Welsh response to these military innovations - in particular the use of the longbow and the unique castles built by Welsh princes in the fight against their Norman foes.

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30 minutes