AirDate: 10/11/2008 |
Overview: Dr Alixe Bovey heads west from Gloucester to Wales following in the footsteps of the armies of English King Edward I as he carries out a campaign of aggressive wars in order to conquer and rule the country. He built an array of castles around Wales including Caerphilly castle (though built not by Edward, but a local English baron) the most impressive and impregnable ever built. She visits Newport in Wales where the remains of a medieval ship was found in 2002, and then on to Glamorgan, the location Cosmeston, a recreation of a medieval village. The journey ends with a... |