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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 Stirling.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 2 - The Tower of London
    7.5/10(117 votes)

    #1 - The Tower of London

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 6 - Carrickfergus
    7.5/10(74 votes)

    #2 - Carrickfergus

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 2 - Cardiff Castle
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #3 - Cardiff Castle

    S2:E2

    Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about the various incarnations over the centuries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 3 - York Castle
    7.5/10(77 votes)

    #4 - York Castle

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 4 - Caernarfon
    7.6/10(92 votes)

    #5 - Caernarfon

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 5 - Lancaster Castle
    7.6/10(78 votes)

    #6 - Lancaster Castle

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 6 - Arundel Castle
    7.6/10(74 votes)

    #7 - Arundel Castle

    S2:E6

    Dan Jones visits the heart of the English countryside to explore Arundel Castle and the dramatic history of the Earls of Arundel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 3 - Warwick Castle
    7.7/10(97 votes)

    #8 - Warwick Castle

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 1 - Edinburgh Castle
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    #9 - Edinburgh Castle

    S2:E1

    Edinburgh's handsome hilltop bastion is Scotland's most popular paid tourist attraction, but it also packs some formidable defences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 1 - Dover Castle
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    #10 - Dover Castle

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 1 Episode 5 - Stirling Castle
    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #11 - Stirling Castle

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Secrets of Great British Castles Season 2 Episode 4 - Leeds Castle
    8.0/10(80 votes)

    #12 - Leeds Castle

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Tower of London" is the worst rated episode of "Secrets of Great British Castles". It scored 7.5/10 based on 117 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/10/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Carrickfergus".