Secrets Of The Castle

Episode 2 (1x2)

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The team look at the ingenious features medieval castle builders came up with to withstand attack from an ever more formidable array of 'siege engines'. They also explore the craft behind the weapons they had to resist, from launching medieval missiles with a trebuchet to making, and using, one of the most feared weapons of the age: the crossbow. Ruth has a go at making 'cloth armour' in the form of a gambeson, while Tom and Peter get to grips with constructing arrow loops, a key defensive feature of the castle walls. Plus Ruth discovers that the job of making nails was largely regarded as women's work.