Exploring A Medieval Fortress - Conwy Castle
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Conwy castle in Wales in one of Europe's most spectacular medieval castles. Built in the 1280s by Edward I the castle has withstood sieges and the ravages of time. On Sat October 8th I organised a supporters trip to the castle. Early the following morning, as the sun rose over the medieval town I recorded this episode. Using the acoustics of the castle and the walls I explain the history, what the castle looks like today and how its elaborate and lethal defences worked in the middle ages.
Deadly stuff in all meanings of the word!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, just a quick heads up before you dive into the episode. |
| 0:03.6 | My new book, Alita Legacy, a history of Ireland in 18 murders is coming out on September |
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| 0:28.8 | Sure, I'll see you there. |
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| 1:10.0 | Hello and welcome to the Irish History Podcast. |
| 1:12.8 | My name is Finn Dwyer. |
| 1:15.2 | Now they say a picture is worth a thousand words, |
| 1:18.2 | but in this show I'm going to try and reverse engineer that phrase, |
| 1:21.8 | and see if a thousand words can conjure up a decent picture. |
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