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Secrets of the Castle
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Secrets of the Castle

2014-11-18 · 60 min / episode · ★ 9.4

Documentary

How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls.

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Ruth GoodmanRuth GoodmanSelf - Presenter
Peter GinnSelf - Presenter
Tom PinfoldSelf - Presenter
Paul McGannPaul McGannNarrator (Voice)

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