7.9/1074 votesLoading...#1 - Leeds Castle
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2016
Dan Jones explores the 900-year history of the beautiful Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor and Norman stronghold to the private property of six medieval queens, a Tudor palace, a Jacobean country house, a Georgian mansion and an elegant 20th-century retreat for the rich and famous.
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7.8/1079 votesLoading...#2 - Stirling Castle
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2015
Perched high on a volcanic crag overlooking the River Forth, Stirling has long been one of the most strategically important castles in Britain. Guarding the gateway to the Highlands, its battle-scarred walls have witnessed savagery and chivalry, intrigue, alchemy, adultery and murder. With the aid of location filming, aerial shots and dramatic reconstructions, Dan Jones examines the history of this stronghold and relates the stories of some of the powerful characters who have owned it over the centuries.
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7.7/10123 votesLoading...#3 - Dover Castle
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2015
Dan goes behind the battlements of Dover Castle, where he descends into an underground lair to discover how a vast network of tunnels has been used to defend both the castle and the country for centuries.
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7.6/1094 votesLoading...#4 - Warwick Castle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2015
Today Warwick Castle is a popular tourist attraction, but for centuries its walls echoed with the sounds of betrayal, bloodshed, murder and financial ruin. Dan Jones reveals the turbulent history which took place within the well-preserved walls of this imposing castle and the tales of the earls of Warwick who lived there.
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7.6/1087 votesLoading...#5 - Caernarfon
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2015
Historian Dan Jones explores the turbulent history of one of Britain's most famous castles, Caernarfon. Dan is in the heart of Snowdonia exploring a stronghold built not only as an impenetrable fortress but also as a lavish royal palace fit for a fairytale - Caernarfon Castle.
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7.6/10100 votesLoading...#6 - Edinburgh Castle
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2016
Edinburgh's handsome hilltop bastion is Scotland's most popular paid tourist attraction, but it also packs some formidable defences.
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7.5/10114 votesLoading...#7 - The Tower of London
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2015
Built by William the Conqueror, the Tower of London has been a military fortress, a palace, a royal mint, a prison, a zoo and a place of execution, a silent witness to some of the most momentous events in our history. Dan Jones reveals some of its secrets and tells the stories of the traitors, rebels and royalty who met their end inside its imposing walls.
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7.5/1072 votesLoading...#8 - Lancaster Castle
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2016
Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.
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7.5/1069 votesLoading...#9 - Arundel Castle
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2016
Dan Jones visits the heart of the English countryside to explore Arundel Castle and the dramatic history of the Earls of Arundel.
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7.4/1070 votesLoading...#10 - Carrickfergus
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2015
Dan Jones explores the history of Carrickfergus Castle in Co Antrim, one of the most ancient castles in Northern Ireland and a stronghold key to understanding the tempestuous relationship between Britain and Ireland. Dan travels to Rathlin island, where he reveals how hundreds of women and children were massacred in the name of Elizabeth I, and visits the tomb of former governor Arthur Chichester, who began a new colonization strategy using scorched earth tactics and laid waste to much of the land surrounding the town.
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7.4/1080 votesLoading...#11 - Cardiff Castle
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2016
Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about the various incarnations over the centuries.
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7.4/1072 votesLoading...#12 - York Castle
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2016
In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.
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The Best Episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles
Every episode of Secrets of Great British Castles ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles!
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Channel 5
Best Episodes Summary
"Leeds Castle" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of Great British Castles". It scored 7.9/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/25/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Stirling Castle".