Castles: Secrets, Mysteries and Legends

Castles are notable geographic features of the United Kingdom, with their storied legacies. Delve into the history of some very well-known fortresses and other less famous ones, all with their astonishing legends, dark mysteries, and extraordinary secrets. Fortifications featured are Bodiam, Glamis, Bamburgh, Fraser, Beaumaris, Kidwelly, Fyvie, Lincoln, Caerphilly, and Conwy.

Germany is a land of monumental castles, grand palaces, and defensive constructions whose walls and legends are still intact today. Stories featured include the alleged madness of the Duke of Bavaria in Neuschwanstein, the escapes of Allied prisoners in Colditz, and the supposed death of Archbishop Hatto II by thousands of rats in the Mouse Tower. Additional castles profiled: Heidelberg, Lichtenstein, Burghausen, Reichenstein, Drachenburg, Kriebstein, and Frankenstein Castle, thought to be the home of Frankenstein's monster.

In this episode, we will discover the Spanish mysteries that still survive today, and we will explain the legends which, either real or fictitious, have been passed down to us almost intact.

Portugal's castles are closely related to the Order of the Temple and to the creation of Portugal as an independent territory from the Muslim and Spanish kingdoms.