Time Team S17E5 — The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire

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Time Team•Season 17•Episode 5

The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire

8.1/10 · 21 votesMay 16, 201050 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 17•matches the season avg

Tony Robinson and the Team visit the remains of Hopton Castle in Shropshire. Although it's picturesque, it was the site of a series of gruesome battles that took place at height of the English Civil War, when a Royalist force laid siege to a small

Previous episodeE4 · In the Halls of a Saxon King - Drayton, Oxfordshire Next episodeE6 · Potted History - Mildenhall, Wiltshire

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The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire" is episode 5 of Time Team season 17. It scored 8.1/10 from 21 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.1). It aired on May 16, 2010.

Next: E6 · Potted History - Mildenhall, Wiltshire Best of Season 17