Gardeners' World (1968)
S17E05 The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire
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Season 17
Episode 5
Episode Overview
Tony Robinson and his team explore the ruins of Hopton Castle in Shropshire. While the site is beautiful now, it was once the scene of brutal conflicts during the English Civil War, where a Royalist army besieged a small group of Parliamentarians inside the castle. Using both historical documents and their own excavation findings, the team strives to distinguish between truth and propaganda, reconstructing the harrowing events of 1644. Their dig quickly uncovers battle evidence, and over three days, the archaeology reveals a gripping narrative of how the defenders repelled two assaults, inflicting heavy losses on the Royalists before ultimately being overwhelmed.
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Season 17 Episodes 13
1.
Corridors of Power - Westminster Abbey, London
2.
A Saintly Site - Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides
3.
Bridge over the River Tees - Piercebridge, County Durham
4.
In the Halls of a Saxon King - Drayton, Oxfordshire
5.
The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire
6.
Potted History - Mildenhall, Wiltshire
7.
Death and Dominoes: The First POW Camp - Norman Cross, Cambridgeshire
8.
Something for the Weekend - Tregruk Castle, Llangybi, Monmouthshire
9.
Governor's Green - Governor's Green, Portsmouth
10.
Priory Engagement - Burford, Oxfordshire
11.
There's a Villa Here Somewhere - Litlington, Cambridgeshire
12.
Commanding Heights - Dinmore Hill, Herefordshire
13.
Rooting for the Romans - Bedford Purlieus Wood, Cambridgeshire
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