The BEST episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles season 2

Every episode of Secrets of Great British Castles season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Secrets of Great British Castles season 2!

Dan Jones introduces Secrets of Great British Castles - a series exploring the fascinating history of six of the nation's most significant fortified buildings.

Last Updated: 10/19/2024Network: Channel 5Status: Ended
Edinburgh Castle
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7.90
29 votes

#1 - Edinburgh Castle

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2016

Edinburgh's handsome hilltop bastion is Scotland's most popular paid tourist attraction, but it also packs some formidable defences.

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Arundel Castle
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7.85
33 votes

#2 - Arundel Castle

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2016

History series. Dan Jones visits the heart of the English countryside to explore Arundel Castle and the dramatic history of the Earls of Arundel.

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Lancaster Castle
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7.80
30 votes

#3 - Lancaster Castle

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2016

History series. Dan Jones visits Lancaster Castle to explore its grisly history of crime and punishment, including the infamous Lancashire Witches trials and the martyrdom of the Jesuit priest Saint Edmund Arrowsmith.

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Cardiff Castle
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7.69
32 votes

#4 - Cardiff Castle

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2016

Dan Jones explores the history of the Welsh capital's landmark, Cardiff Castle, and discovers more about the various incarnations over the centuries.

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Leeds Castle
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7.63
32 votes

#5 - Leeds Castle

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/25/2016

History series. With the aid of dramatic reconstruction, Dan Jones explores the 900-year history of the beautiful Leeds Castle in Kent, from its origins as a royal Saxon family's manor and Norman stronghold to the private property of six medieval queens, a Tudor palace, a Jacobean country house, a Georgian mansion and an elegant 20th-century retreat for the rich and famous.

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York Castle
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7.44
32 votes

#6 - York Castle

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2016

Part-dramatised history series. In medieval England, the North was ruled from York. Dan Jones explores the history of its castle, from the Viking Jorvik and the Normans, through the dark days of the anti-Jewish pogrom and the imprisonment of the Knights Templar, to one of its most colourful inmates - the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin.

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