Secrets of Great British Castles - Season 2 - Eps 3: York Castle
In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.
About Secrets of Great British Castles
Title: Secrets of Great British Castles
First Air Date: 2015-04-03
Last Air Date: 2016-12-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 12
Network: 5
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Sideline Productions, GroupM Entertainment, Channel 5
Synopsis
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
Cast
Dan Jones
Himself - Presenter
