'The Dawn of the Castle' Episode 1 'England: A Castle Nation' (Patreon)

Welcome to our brand new historical adventure series 'England: A Castle Nation'!

Over the next ten episodes, join Dan on an adventure which will take us across the North of England. Have you ever wondered how some of us got our surnames? Or perhaps why so many of us shop in supermarkets? How did so many of us come to live in brick houses? Or why were beds invented? The answers to all these questions and so much more can be found in the story of castles. 

In this series join Dan as he visits some of his favourite castles and uncovers their story. Along the way he also delves deeply into one of Englands most famous dynasties, 'The Tudors'. These extended editions of the series are available in full to our Gold & Platinum Patrons.

This year we have strived to improve our audio and visual quality. With great regret one of our old microphones failed during this shoot. Thankfully we capture audio twice on all location shoots just in case of a problem, but the quality of the audio in just a few shots of Dan on location is not to our usual standard.  We offer our sincere apologies for this and rest assured we have now rectified this problem. The audio on the rest of the series will not be effected, it should in fact be of a higher standard! 

In this episode in the series join Dan as he:

• Visits The River Swale in Yorkshire and uncovers the story behind the castle

• Takes a walk along the river to discover the story of Alfred the Great & Edward the Confessor

• Visits Richmond Castle and takes a tour of the grounds

Interesting Links

• Norsemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen

• Wessex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex

• Edward the Confessor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor

• Bayeaux Tapestry https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/

• The Seven Kingdoms of England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptarchy

Follow the rest of the series:

• Click here to watch Episode 1 - 'The Dawn of the Castle'

• Click here to watch Episode 2 - 'The Rise of the Tudors' 

• Click here to watch Episode 3 - 'The Fall of King Henry'

• Click here to watch Episode 4 - 'The Forgotten King'

• Click here to watch Episode 5 - 'The Forsaken Queen'

• Episode 6 coming 12th July 2024

If you are enjoying the series we think you'll love our 'Rise & Fall of the Monasteries' series:

• https://www.patreon.com/posts/rise-fall-of-1-78011221 

Dan & Kay x