Posts on Middle Ages castles

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Battle Castle features an extensive online world that continues to grow every day. Every Monday, we share awesome medieval moments we've found on the web - people who, like us, have been inspired to bring the Middle Ages into their daily lives.

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Author Chris Wawn on historical habits, military multiplicity, and giving the gift of a guidebook.

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Host Dan Snow reveals how early guns - like the ones used during the attack on Malaga - were loaded and fired.

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#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Malaga, which premieres March 29 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from Ferdinand and Isabella's greatest siege.

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Host Dan Snow tells the story of blood red rain over Chateau Gaillard.

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#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Chateau Gaillard, which premieres March 1 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from Richard the Lionheart's stronghold in Normandy.

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Battle Castle host Dan Snow shares how to spot evidence of medieval entrance defences at Crac des Chevaliers. Using clues left in the stones, the portcullis, hinges and drawbar can be identified.

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Our first motion comic reveals the backstory of Baybars, the Mamluk Sultan who besieged Crac des Chevaliers.

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#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Crac des Chevaliers, which premieres Feb. 23 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from the crown jewel of Crusader castles. 

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