Exploring One of the First Norman Stone Castles in England

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Join medieval historian Matt Lewis at his favourite fortress in the whole of Britain, Ludlow Castle. Built as a frontier fortress, Ludlow stands proud on what was the harsh wild western frontier between England and Wales. One of the first to be rebuilt in stone in England, the castle showcases just what Norman power really looked like at the very fringes of its reach.
We’ll learn how the architectural and archaeological evidence reveals a medieval world in flux, balancing war with royal luxury. With expert help, Matt will investigate how castle walls were built, as well as the link between the castle and the thriving community in the town.
We’ll explore what a castle would have looked like in its medieval heyday and who would have lived there, from humble blacksmiths to royal residents. Matt will also discover how this castle rose to regional prominence and then played a pivotal role in defining one of history's most vicious wars, the War of the Roses.
And find out which famous dynasty cut their teeth inside the walls of Ludlow as it became a training ground for princes.
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@Mysticflower._94 10 ай бұрын

Please, please, please keep doing videos on castles and their history. ❤

@xXScissorHandsXx 10 ай бұрын

Abso-friggin-lutely second this 👌

@Imagicka 10 ай бұрын

I third this. More ruined castle histories.

@TheOneSoulMate_ 4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@sabbyd1832 10 ай бұрын

I love Ludlow castle. You can almost feel the hustle and bustle of the people who once lived there

@sthompson1000 10 ай бұрын

At least they weren't bloody weekenders.

@sabbyd1832 10 ай бұрын

@@sthompson1000 😂

@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxy 10 ай бұрын

@@sthompson1000Blame "death to Europe" multiculturalism, cities used to be exciting places to be, now they are the sewage of humanity.

@Go-Dawgs 10 ай бұрын

I love this series & I am jealous England has So Much History!!

@patriciajrs46 10 ай бұрын

I have to agree with that!

@rickypound2441 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I grew up in Ludlow so know the castle well. The castle has such an illustrious history- home to Prince Arthur, the two Yorkist princes and a border castle involved in actions in the war of Stephen and Matilda (The Anarchy), the War of the Roses and English Civil War.

@patriciajrs46 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks. That's great history, too.

@marksimons8861 10 ай бұрын

Excuse me! My home too!

@alemar1122 10 ай бұрын

Being a member of the Fraternity that uses Lewis stones as a badge, I got a big smile when they started talking about it on the program!

@catspaw3815 10 ай бұрын

Some of the biggest and best castles are along the Welsh March. Longshanks built some great ones there

@patriciajrs46 10 ай бұрын

The Welsh seemed to be really good for that.

@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxy 10 ай бұрын

The main architect was actually David of St George, he was a Frenchman that Edward I befriended while he was on crusade in the middle east, David gained a great reputation from his time being employed in Germany and Switzerland and no doubt the French wouldn't have been happy with him following Edward back to England.

@catspaw3815 10 ай бұрын

@@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxy yes, i've heard of him. lol, i wonder what he would think of the Space Needle or some of that stuff going up in Dubai

@kanto2281 9 ай бұрын

Wow so Longshanks was involved with castles too. I'm familiar with Longshanks due to his connection to the Scottish wars of independence but I never knew he was involved with castles as well.

@Imagicka 10 ай бұрын

As a fan who has studied castles, this video has been more informative and visually educating than anything I've encountered before .

@joshschneider9766 10 ай бұрын

The question is how did they build these crazy structures while defending from enemies. I'd like to see some study on the wooden defensive structures built to defend the building process myself.

@kristopher1799 10 ай бұрын

The spouse and I visited this castle almost 2 years ago. A fascinating exploration!!

@PinnedonPlaces 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely fascinating. Love how you bring the heritage to life! Ludlow is a gorgeous castle, we loved our visit there. Full of such important forgotten history, thank you for sharing with us!

@Mrrossj01 9 ай бұрын

The Norman castles in Britain should be recognized as a military means to dominate and subdue a conquered people, not as a defense against an outside enemy.

@myallotment1714 10 ай бұрын

Love this channel its all about our proud history and culture

@griefjunkie 10 ай бұрын

The Normans certainly knew a thing or two about building castles...

@cyan1616 10 ай бұрын

Viking ingenuity combined with Roman engineering. 😺

@jordan3405 10 ай бұрын

yes, they had to survive. no one liked then

@dondevice8182 10 ай бұрын

And Cathedrals!

@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxy 10 ай бұрын

@@derrickbridges2611The Normans never called themselves French and didn't see themselves as French. Even the French at the time didn't see the Normans as French. This whole reinventing Normans as "French" is born out of the humiliating defeates France has suffered agaisnt England for the past 300 years.

@m.a.i7324 6 ай бұрын

@@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxyagreed

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful historical coverage video about that attention-getting matter stoned castle 🏰 constructed in medevil periods....thank you (history Hit) channel for sharing 10:59

@sputumtube 10 ай бұрын

Not too far away from me here in Cheshire - I'll have to visit. Thanks for posting.

@Wotsitorlabart 10 ай бұрын

'Skilled craftspeople'. I think we can safely say that the people who built Ludlow castle were 'skilled craftsmen'.

@mattr543 10 ай бұрын

They were actually skilled unicorns and at least 6 of them were confirmed moons.

@blitzroute66 10 ай бұрын

@@mattr543that's no moon!

@sthompson1000 10 ай бұрын

@@mattr543 I doubt any of them "identified" as cats though.

@jordan3405 10 ай бұрын

it was women that built the castle

@eyeintheskydrone4k 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely Stunning production. Love the narration it just adds so much. If it has Castles I just have to subscribe. Its my passion flying over Castles and Historic abandoned buildings. Loved every minute of this. Gets a massive like from me well done

@isthisdom 10 ай бұрын

Been here twice, coming from Oklahoma. Still so cool even in videos

@Sjs1-9 4 ай бұрын

Ludlow is still my favorite town and castle 15 years after first time going there.

@theparkourlady894 9 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one. As someone who has never seen a real castle in person, I've always been fascinated by them. Would love to see a recreation of this castle complete with working yard, floors, etc. Could easily spend a week just immersing myself in that and fleshing out the huge gaps in my knowledge ❤

@bigoldgrizzly 2 ай бұрын

As a kid I had a the same fascination with a similar 'grilled hole in the floor' at Pevensey Castle. That one was in fact an oubliette - where prisoners were thrown and literally forgotten. Oubliette translates fro old french as ' place of forgetting ' Enemy or malefactors, were literally dumped in and forgotten - left to starve to death with the rats and foul water

@voraciousreader3341 10 ай бұрын

I really like Matt Lewis, and I hope he’s given the chance to make more documentaries!

@HistoryHit 10 ай бұрын

He certainly will be!

@deniseroe5891 10 ай бұрын

My ears perked up when you DeLacy. Hugh DeLacy is my 24th great grand father. It is wonderful to put a actual place with a name, and wow, what a place. Thank you, I am a bit of a English history and ancestry nut, especially medieval history.

@pageharris5693 10 ай бұрын

He was friends with my 29th great, William the Conqueror.

@fierceperedur 10 ай бұрын

That was so cool watching them lay that block.

@claudiamann7111 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for another wonderful video. Very interesting. Please show us more Norman castles.

@rl3293 8 ай бұрын

We were just there in March. Loved Ludlow and the castle.

@jayneymaccarrie5672 6 ай бұрын

I went here for school day trip over 20s years ago, it was great hearing the history of the place! I love castles, like to learn more and visit load more

@Jay-ql4gp 9 ай бұрын

I loved this one. Thank you!

@harryhames1 10 ай бұрын

I'm from Hereford and have always been fascinated by Ludlow Castle. Great video and this guy looks like Guy Richie lol.

@Bloomcycle 10 ай бұрын

Could you imagine living near here. 🏰

@sthompson1000 10 ай бұрын

I do, You don't notice it.

@tansyhawksley9988 4 ай бұрын

I grew up in Ludlow. Should revisit really, it is a pretty special place

@MultiSirens 10 ай бұрын

My Mum was from Shrewsbury so I I know ludlow castle thanks so much!

@tktk5443 10 ай бұрын

Excellent, just excellent!!! ❤

@y_ffordd 10 ай бұрын

Really interesting, I even learnt how to build a castle, superb thanks.

@patriciajrs46 10 ай бұрын

Louis pin? Three legged louis pin? Interesting stuff. Wow! How did they drill the holes? Lime mortar mix, a lime putty. I loved the demonstration of the mortar.

@54mgtf22 10 ай бұрын

Love your work, HH 👍

@denisephillips2337 10 ай бұрын

❤Ludlow Castle

@stephenwright414 10 ай бұрын

Can you guys make a Playlist just for castles?

@ramthian 10 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤😊

@judycorbett4462 10 ай бұрын

I am in awe of the size and craftsmanship of the castles But I wish they could tell me more about the families that lived there . Without the human aspect they are just bricks and mortar But still amazing

@voraciousreader3341 10 ай бұрын

There are books written about these families, you know! Documentaries are nothing but “fast food” for your brain….they’re full of bite sized factoids which are easily digestible and necessarily very brief (this one is only 14+ minutes long). You get *A* picture of the subject, but not *THE* picture, whereas reading books activates and invigorates many areas of the brain, making it much healthier by causing many new neurological connections, in addition to giving you a much fuller perspective of whatever you’re learning. *AND* you can get books for free at your local library, and if they don’t have what you want, they’ll request it from another library. But most people would rather put their brains on a starvation diet of fast food.

@justawhisperintheuniverse8257 10 ай бұрын

Very cool to see. I'd love to see more about British castles, but really anywhere in the world that they exist.

@antoniosingson1791 10 ай бұрын

I was here last April of 2019, impressive Norman feat..

@Back2TheBike 10 ай бұрын

Their hands were impressive too.

@peteranderson4285 4 күн бұрын

Thanks

@debbralehrman5957 10 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍🏼💐

@timothywebb5100 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant 🙂

@firstchoicetuber3757 9 ай бұрын

Braveheart a very nice movie describing how those times were williak wallace fought hard

@Bella-fz9fy 9 ай бұрын

Only the English get the blame,when the Normans had subjugated them and moved on to neighbouring countries!

@cheekychap8998 5 ай бұрын

i love ludlow castle

@robnewman6101 10 ай бұрын

Kings & Queens of England since 1066. Our Longest Regining Monarch.

@sthompson1000 10 ай бұрын

Eh?

@glenpovey1297 9 ай бұрын

Hmm! No mention of egg whites, one of the prime ingredients of medieval mortar for bonding. The pipe rolls that detailed the accounts of castle building always mentioned large sums paid for poultry which was used to lay the required eggs. There would always have been a large poultry farm attached to the construction site.

@patriciajrs46 10 ай бұрын

Why were they called Baileys? This is a great video. Thank you.

@will-i-am-not 10 ай бұрын

Indeed, they built the Tower of London, with stone brought over from Williams lands in Normandy

@Mish_Da_Mash 10 ай бұрын

Please do Oxford

@peterjorgensen1086 10 ай бұрын

Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's interested in Norman and Medieval siege warfare in general I advice Schwerpunkt's work

@mikeedwards83 10 ай бұрын

There was a lot of generic castle info. Would be good to have more on Ludlow specifically.

@alexpartridge7113 10 ай бұрын

I've been to Ludlow castle

@Theshropshireratter 10 ай бұрын

Amazing castle from my home town if any one from history hit reads this I have footage of the civil war reenactment from the 70s that took place at ludlow castle

@CLaFong 10 ай бұрын

How long did it take to build from the first stones being laid in 1085ish until what we see the remains of now?

@jess-oc9me 10 ай бұрын

Happy to b a local lol

@noneofyourbusiness2997 10 ай бұрын

Sorry to be pedantic but a gatehouse is not a keep. The keep is an area for the family to live in and last defense; a gatehouse does not have the room for that and is the first line of defense.

@paulmcdonough1093 10 ай бұрын

i worked in muncaster castle that was creepy as hell i seen a few spirits there we all did.

@marksimons8861 10 ай бұрын

I like to take my Norman conqueror chain mail outfit when visiting such castles. Still to convince my lady friend to bring her Maid Marion outfit.

@Back2TheBike 10 ай бұрын

I too played in Ludlow Castle in the mid 1960s. Undoubtedly the finest in England. St Lawrence Church too is worth a visit, the largest church that's not a cathedral and home of Prince Arthur's heart, interred after succumbed to fever. This made his younger brother Henry (VIII) next in line. PS 'tradesman', NOT 'tradespeople'. No wokism please, it's history.

@leod-sigefast 10 ай бұрын

Normans out!

@golgumbazguide...4113 10 ай бұрын

Explore Golgumbaz

@MeRe52 10 ай бұрын

If you want this castle to be new just ask Dan from Escape to rural France.

@rhondascraftobsessions5817 6 ай бұрын

Could that kind of pin have been used to build the Pyramids but on a grander scale? Oooh! Stonehenge?

@christiansmith-of7dt Ай бұрын

You know how it is for me its just too much too late and I can't handle it

@robnewman6101 10 ай бұрын

🏰👑⚔️🇬🇧⚔️👑🏰

@thenoworriesnomad 10 ай бұрын

..👍👍

@Ugly_German_Truths 10 ай бұрын

It's enormous for an 11th century building project...

@aaronsaunders6974 2 ай бұрын

Lewis pin: thanks. They cost $600 😮

@robnewman6101 10 ай бұрын

Fancy having a watch of a Robin Hood Movie?

@hungrybirds2433 9 ай бұрын

Im serious about medieval history

@DeathsHeadNihilism 10 ай бұрын

HIIIISTORY!

@dizzy6277 10 ай бұрын

They don't build castles like they used to.

@travisbickle2715 7 ай бұрын

Nice reminder the Royal family haven’t been British for a very long time.

@robbieg416 10 ай бұрын

This is the kind of documentary that I dislike. A 14-minute video, with a 2-minute introduction. Just get to the information.

@keeperMLT 10 ай бұрын

Ask for your money back!

@dantredogborsa7048 4 ай бұрын

You must be nice at parties

@petrapetrakoliou8979 10 ай бұрын

This would have been a nice video on Lodlow castle if you hadn't shown the unnecessary mistaken building scene. Indeed, Ludlow castle's walls like most castle walls are not made of ashlar but by smaller stones that you can handle by hand and the uncut rubble stones were built as frames incasing concrete with rubble inside - a most common technique of wall building since the Roman period... Unnecesseray mistaken explanation is unnecessary. Ashlar stone building was used in the medieval era, primarily on high status churches, and in later castles, not like this one. I recommend you read a basic book on medieval castle construction before presenting falsehoods on the Middle Ages.

@bobbyunavailable 10 ай бұрын

Ughhh “craftspeople”. 🤨

@dorianleakey 8 ай бұрын

How does a town shelter the castle? Thats a stupid claim, the opposite is true, the castle protects the town, it also protects the river, not the other way round, it was placed there to protect the river, not to be protected by the river. this level of incompetence is insane.

@dorianleakey 8 ай бұрын

The other rivers arent even near enough to be defensive, aaaahhhh.

@larryfroot 8 ай бұрын

The river is small, but quite fast flowing and has cut a natural culvert into the land around it, a feature the Welsh call a nant. It, together with the steep slope up towards the castle, does form a natural barrier. And the river also helped to create that slope. Like a lit of rivers along The Marches, it's fed by waters coming down from the hills and so can be fast flowing and, in inclement weather, very difficult to cross without a bridge, which forms a defensible bottleneck. I do agree with you about the town, though. Unless it's fully fortified a la Conwy or Tenby then it's not exactly going to stop an advancing army.

@dorianleakey 8 ай бұрын

@@larryfroot Rivers tended to be tranport routes, are you saying it would be too fast flowing? they would likely have slowed its flow.

@larryfroot 8 ай бұрын

@@dorianleakey I saw it last year, although there was some management of the water, there's no way it is a navigable waterway. It's simply too narrow, too rocky and too fast. One similar river in Gwent (also fed from nearby hills although on the other side of the Black Mountains) was once called the Torfaen - Rock Breaker in English.

@piplee1439 3 ай бұрын

Which Africans built it ?

@mjribes 10 ай бұрын

The use of the term "craftspeople" is a bit ridiculous. The craftsmen who built Ludlow Castle would have been men.

@Cymry-Am-Byth 9 ай бұрын

The irony is. This so-called historical video conveniently overlooks that Ludlow use to be part of Wales before it was annexed by England. You know, think of Ukraine. In fact. The real Welsh name of Ludlow is Dinam, and it used part of the Kingdom of Powis where Welsh King Caradog (Caractus) made his last stand against the Romans. But hey, let's whitewash this fact and allow historical & cultural appropriation. )

@Bella-fz9fy 9 ай бұрын

Blame the all conquering Normans!

@speakupriseup4549 10 ай бұрын

Gloves to operate a block and tackle.? Soyboy

@kleinweichkleinweich 10 ай бұрын

as soon as the stone block sees the hi viz vests it will hit the brakes like there is no tomorrow. Master glovewearer does not wear protective boots though. master mason does not wear gloves although he probably gets into contact with the mortar workplace safety looks impressive but is actually useless in this scene

@Mr100741 9 ай бұрын

It just boggles the mind when one thinks that this castle was built 937 yrs. ago. No modern technology, nothing available to the builders and engineers that we take for granted today.