How to build the ultimate medieval castle

Podcast: HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

Opublikowano: 2026-10-27

If you had to survive a siege, which medieval fortress would you choose to be holed up inside? In today's episode, Dan Jones surveys the world's historic fortifications to cherry-pick the fashionable and functional features which he thinks would make the ultimate castle. Speaking to Charlotte Vosper, Dan guides us through the creation of his dream fortification, and reveals the most important principle for making a castle truly impregnable. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST If you'd like to find out more about how castles have changed the shape of warfare over time – from an...