A bitter wind shrilled over the precipitous heather-covered mountains of the Isle of Mull last week. A few black, bleary-eyed sheep huddled in the lee of ancient deserted cottages. But from the ...

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.

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 ...

12:00, Sun, Mar 8, 2026 Updated: 08:21, Wed, Mar 11, 2026 They were fortresses fit for royalty and have survived wars, sieges and plenty of mad monarchs along the way. Britain’s castles have provided ...

A Lancaster University historian has appeared on Sky History's new series Great British Castle Rescue, discussing her archaeological work at Lowther Castle in Cumbria. Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler, a ...