Wars of the Roses: Castles & Guns

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 28 August 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In Britain, you’re never too far from a castle. These landmark structures are key to the history of the country, the rise and fall of great powers being marked upon their walls. In this episode, Dan Spencer takes a closer look at the use of castles in the Wars of the Roses both as defensive garrisons and as headquarters. Dan is a military historian and leading expert in the study of early gunpowder weapons, artillery fortifications and castles. He also takes Matt through the developing use of guns during this period, and the everyday health and safety mishaps which came from operating them.

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1:35.8	Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis. Now, Castles
1:40.7	and Cannons are perhaps the two most recognisable medieval instruments of conflict, one built
1:46.6	to defend and the other to attack. Castles still dominate parts of the landscape today,
1:52.3	and the medieval periods or the birth of gunpowder weapons that would go on to revolutionize
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