This week in Battle Castle-Oct. 14

Here’s what’s going on this week in our current production, Battle Castle:

On YouTube

Battle Castle: host Dan Snow details Conwy Castle’s peculiar curvature

Battle Castle host Dan Snow explores Conwy’s great hall and details the reason behind its unusual shape. This Welsh castle was built by King Edward I in Snowdonia, Wales, and was tested with Madog ap Llywelyn led a medieval rebellion against the English and their Iron Ring of fortifications in the late 13th century. The secrets of this mighty castle’s build and details of the siege it faced are revealed in Battle Castle: Conwy.

Dan’s blogs will be released every Thursday on YouTube, unveiling details related to the stories that will be profiled in the Battle Castle shows

Battle Castle: Conwy – the winds of Wales

Writer Nicole Tomlinson details the wilds of Wales and their role in Battle Castle: Conwy. The film crew and host Dan Snow moved away form the city and into the outlands to capture the spirit of what Snowdonia may have looked like in 1294 when Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn headed a medieval rebellion against the English and laid siege to their castles. The castle builders who engineered and constructed Conwy and the other fortifications in King Edward I’s Iron Ring and the soldiers who fought for the English would have had to navigate lands like these.

On Twitter

Medieval siege tip of the week:

@Battlecastle  Oct. 12,

Chainmail designed with wide armholes will not plague its wearer with constriction – B. Cornwell

3 ways to #gomedieval

Awesome medieval moments on the web, chosen by The Gatekeeper:

Creative forum for teaching medieval history

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=3067 via http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/

Kids food from the Middle Ages to your table

http://www.ifood.tv/blog/medieval-foods-for-kids via http://www.ifood.tv

Paper trebuchet takes down office monotony

http://twitter.com/#!/dale42/status/103257397958684672 via @dale42

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This week in Battle Castle-Sept. 16

Here’s what’s going on this week in our current production, Battle Castle:

 On YouTube

Battle Castle: Gaillard — crew arrives at hotel

Executive Producer and Director Ian Herring and Camera and Director of Photography Sean F. White arrive at Chateau Corneille with the rest of the Battle Castle crew, ready to film host Dan Snow at Chateau Gaillard. The French army, led by Philip Augustus of France, laid siege to English King Richard I’s stronghold in Normandy in 1203-1204. Battle Castle: Gaillard reveals how Richard the Lionheart’s castle builders constructed the fortifications, which included securing the castle, an island fort, and the town of Petit Andely, and details the medieval weapons used to attack it.

On Flickr

Battle Castle: Conwy – the Wilds of Wales

Photos of Snowdonia in Northern Wales, taken during the filming of Battle Castle: Conwy. The production crew and host Dan Snow travelled out into the Wilds of Wales to capture the spirit of what the region may have looked like in the Middle Ages during the time that Conwy and King Edward I’s other Welsh castles were built. The show reveals the castle builders who engineered and raised these fortifications, as well as the weapons and battles that tested them in 1294 when Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn headed a medieval rebellion against the English and laid siege to their castles.

More: http://battlecastle.tv/blog/battle-castle-universe-dead-men-fight-again

On Twitter

Medieval siege tip of the week:

From the dawn of defence, fortifications have aimed to exploit height– M. Keen
3 ways to #gomedieval
Awesome medieval moments on the web, chosen by The Gatekeeper:

 

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