7.6/10100 votes#1 - 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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7.4/1080 votes#2 - 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 votes#3 - 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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7.9/1074 votes#4 - 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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7.5/1073 votes#5 - 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 votes#6 - 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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The Best Episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2
Every episode of Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2!
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
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Edinburgh Castle" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of Great British Castles" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/28/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cardiff Castle".