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The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 1 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
The Evolution of Castles and Siege Warfare in medieval Britain, part 1 (conversation with Paul Remfry)
Send us Fan Mail This is the first of a two part series on the evolution of castle-building and siege warfare in Britain from the Norman Conquest through the middle of the fifteenth century. My very special guest is Paul Remfry, one of the world’s leading experts on castles. Although this series focuses on castles in England and Wales, the idea for it came from a tour of the castles of Occitanie that Ellen and I took last June. Listeners of this podcast may remember an earlier episode ...