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  3. Historiophon 2025: part 5 of 9 - Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, The Royal Navy Benevolent Trust
    10:08:30Warkworth's river bend as a defensive settingNotable Point
  4. Flotillas of the Danube: A River Runs Through It!
    11:33King Edward's Ring of Stone relied on sea supplyNotable Point
  5. Bruships 89: New Books (Christmas Recomendations) & Personal Accounts of War
    1:58:03Castles and churches advertised Norman ruleNotable Point
  6. Napoleon's Invasion Scheme: Crackpot Schemes or Good Ideas Badly Done p3/7
    3:21Britain's prepared southern coastNotable Point
  7. A Book or Two to Review (10): Defenders of the Norman Crown
    0:28The Warennes as a middle-rank power familyChapter
  8. A Book or Two to Review (10): Defenders of the Norman Crown
    20:26The Ordinances and the Scarborough crisisNotable Point
  9. A Book or Two to Review (10): Defenders of the Norman Crown
    27:05Alice de Lacy's abduction and private warNotable Point
  10. A Book or Two to Review (10): Defenders of the Norman Crown
    30:19Six defenders at Conisbrough CastleNotable Point
  11. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    0:25Mark Morris's Castle and unfinished BeaumarisChapter
  12. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    2:05Caernarfon as castle and fortified townNotable Point
  13. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    3:52Bodiam as a public-history hookNotable Point
  14. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    5:41Bodiam's owner and late medieval societyNotable Point
  15. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    7:12Bodiam versus royal conquest castlesChapter
  16. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    8:48Late medieval castles resist one design ruleNotable Point
  17. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    9:53Bodiam's windows, walls, and drainable moatNotable Point
  18. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    12:38Bodiam's bridge, island, and barbican approachNotable Point
  19. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    13:24Gunpowder and machicolations at Bodiam's gatehouseNotable Point
  20. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    14:34The drawbridge problem and Bodiam's weak rear gateNotable Point
  21. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    16:16Bodiam's moat, ponds, and landscape of displayNotable Point
  22. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    17:01From castle sieges to pitched battlesChapter
  23. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    18:28Bodiam's defenses scaled to raidsNotable Point
  24. A Book or Two to Review (9): Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
    20:14Castle defenses as a scaled security systemNotable Point
  25. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    0:14Castles as combined powerChapter
  26. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    4:43Why castle context mattersNotable Point
  27. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    7:46Royal castles matched royal threatsNotable Point
  28. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    11:35Master James and the castle machineNotable Point
  29. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    14:46Garrisons as the weak pointNotable Point
  30. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    21:46Castles after gunpowderNotable Point
  31. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    25:44Welsh coalitions and rebellion politicsChapter
  32. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    29:37Ports, markets, and local stabilityChapter
  33. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    32:59Castle finance reshaped royal governmentNotable Point
  34. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    35:26Batch building and site-specific designNotable Point
  35. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    39:46Building castles without modern machineryNotable Point
  36. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    40:42A maritime tradition of British fortificationChapter
  37. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Summary - Long Patrol P14/14
    44:32Five questions for reading any castleNotable Point
  38. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    1:21Visitor interpretation that respects the castleNotable Point
  39. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    3:03Beaumaris as a concentric castleChapter
  40. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    6:20Royal residence and war machineNotable Point
  41. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    11:39Dock, town wall, and the Menai StraitChapter
  42. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    16:33Few defenders against manyNotable Point
  43. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    17:25Rebellion, workforce, and costChapter
  44. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    24:55Scottish wars leave Beaumaris unfinishedNotable Point
  45. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    26:31From Glyndŵr's revolt to the Civil WarChapter
  46. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    29:06Why the ruins remain easy to readNotable Point
  47. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    30:29Layered defense and strategic locationNotable Point
  48. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    33:46Castle, palace, and deterrent symbolNotable Point
  49. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Beaumaris Castle - Long Patrol P13/14
    36:39Firing positions and ward scaleNotable Point
  50. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    0:07Harlech in Edward I's castle systemChapter
  51. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    2:47Concentric additions and Caerphilly's water defencesNotable Point
  52. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    3:22Trade, town walls and the decline of private fortressesNotable Point
  53. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    5:47Stokesay and the boundary between castle and houseNotable Point
  54. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    11:23Harlech's lost maritime edgeChapter
  55. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    14:09Branwen's legend and the cost of building on rockNotable Point
  56. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    14:49Otto de Grandson's professional advance guardNotable Point
  57. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    17:00Building defensible walls in 1283Chapter
  58. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    20:29Fortification spending and strategic valueNotable Point
  59. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    23:21Harlech's 1294 siege and Irish sea supplyNotable Point
  60. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    26:38Succession, warrior princes and royal reputationChapter
  61. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    31:25A coastal chain supplied by seaNotable Point
  62. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    33:55Architecture as psychological warfareNotable Point
  63. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    34:58Gatehouse, moat, and the landward approachNotable Point
  64. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    35:50Geography, structure, and garrisonNotable Point
  65. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Harlech Castle - Long Patrol P12/14
    38:39Reconstructing whitewashed maritime HarlechNotable Point
  66. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    1:36Conwy's maritime castle planChapter
  67. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    3:39Attack geometry at the gateNotable Point
  68. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    5:15Welsh site, Edwardian rebuildChapter
  69. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    7:59Managing the royal building programChapter
  70. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    9:05Seasonal labor through Chester and the seaNotable Point
  71. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    9:55Constable, garrison, and town militiaNotable Point
  72. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    10:54Sea supply breaks the 1294-95 siegeChapter
  73. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    12:29Royal repairs followed by neglectNotable Point
  74. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    13:49The 1401 workmen's ruseChapter
  75. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    14:46Conwy rearmed for the English Civil WarChapter
  76. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    16:41Stripping the castle into a preserved ruinNotable Point
  77. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    17:43River crossing, mountain route, and sea supplyChapter
  78. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    18:59Carving a castle from the coastal ridgeNotable Point
  79. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    19:44Paint, royal status, and fire concealmentNotable Point
  80. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    21:46Twenty-one-meter towers and putlog holesNotable Point
  81. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    22:41The western barbican's layered killing zoneChapter
  82. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    23:55Crossbow professionals and longbow militiaNotable Point
  83. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Conwy Castle - Long Patrol P11/14
    25:29Reading Conwy as a preserved maritime landmarkNotable Point
  84. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    0:42Caernarfon's cafe proposal and conservation prioritiesNotable Point
  85. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    4:38A castle visit for different interests and access needsNotable Point
  86. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    11:29Norman conquest and Welsh recovery at CaernarfonChapter
  87. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    13:42Caernarfon's Byzantine comparison and defencesNotable Point
  88. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    16:03Reading Caernarfon's plan and building sequenceChapter
  89. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    19:09A fortified town for political integrationNotable Point
  90. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    20:19Town, castle, and sea supplyNotable Point
  91. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    22:38Menai geography and the 1282-83 warChapter
  92. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    24:31Testing the claimed burial of Magnus MaximusNotable Point
  93. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    29:31Construction logistics for a royal townChapter
  94. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    30:37Royal visits and the Prince of WalesNotable Point
  95. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    31:49The first accounts end before the castle is completeNotable Point
  96. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    32:27The 1294 capture and rebuildChapter
  97. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    34:30Master masons and construction continuityChapter
  98. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    36:20A costly castle still left unfinishedNotable Point
  99. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    37:48Paintings reveal Caernarfon's restorationNotable Point
  100. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    39:19Layered galleries and concealed defendersNotable Point
  101. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    41:06A northern seat of English governmentNotable Point
  102. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    42:15The unfinished King's Gate killing zoneNotable Point
  103. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    44:17Welsh pride and a Roman foundation storyNotable Point
  104. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    46:33Why Caernarfon escaped slighting after the civil warsChapter
  105. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    47:41Llewelyn Turner's restoration and World Heritage statusNotable Point
  106. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Caernarfon Castle - Long Patrol P10/14
    48:53Measuring Gwynedd's resistance in proportionNotable Point
  107. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    1:05Denbigh in Edward I's second castle waveChapter
  108. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    4:38Castle and town as one lordshipChapter
  109. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    6:56Deterrence gives way to direct controlNotable Point
  110. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    7:49The triple-towered gatehouseNotable Point
  111. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    10:14Settlement, labor, and burgess defenseChapter
  112. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    14:10Mortimer repairs and Glyndŵr's revoltChapter
  113. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    16:19Wars of the Roses reshape DenbighChapter
  114. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    18:12Robert Dudley's church and local influenceNotable Point
  115. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    18:40Civil War service and deliberate slightingNotable Point
  116. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    19:18From civic preservation to state careNotable Point
  117. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Denbigh Castle - Long Patrol P9/14
    22:52Rhuddlan makes Denbigh maritimeNotable Point
  118. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    0:16Aberystwyth as town and castleChapter
  119. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    2:36The early castle and Gwenllian's family allianceChapter
  120. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    6:06Dynastic murder and the 1143 burningNotable Point
  121. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    7:24Edward I's rebuilding before and after 1282Chapter
  122. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    8:27The 1294-95 revolt and fortified boroughNotable Point
  123. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:08The Black Prince's 1343 report of disrepairNotable Point
  124. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:08Disrepair, Glyndŵr, and the royal mintChapter
  125. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:40Glyndŵr's French treaty and the 1408 recaptureNotable Point
  126. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    11:41Royal mint and Civil War logisticsNotable Point
  127. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    12:20Gate towers and attack geometryNotable Point
  128. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    13:11Castle and garrison as strategic controlNotable Point
  129. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    14:31Natural harbour and defensive geographyNotable Point
  130. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    0:29Horrible Histories as a castle gatewayChapter
  131. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    2:28Warkworth, Henry II, and northern warNotable Point
  132. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    3:00Bertram de Bothal and Warkworth's hermitageNotable Point
  133. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    4:02Warkworth's stone walls and Harry HotspurNotable Point
  134. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    5:18York Castle, crusade finance, and massacreNotable Point
  135. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    7:51Rochester Castle and Magna Carta warfareNotable Point
  136. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    9:39Lady Blanche and Rochester's battlement legendNotable Point
  137. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    10:26Beeston's wells, treasure, and Civil War scarcityChapter
  138. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    12:17Bedford Castle's siege machinery and logisticsChapter
  139. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    15:32Berkeley Castle and Edward II's fallNotable Point
  140. A Book or Two to Review (8): Horrible Histories - Crackin' Castles
    18:06Edward II's anniversary scream legendNotable Point
  141. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    0:14Builth at the River Wye crossingChapter
  142. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    1:58Marcher and Welsh claims before Edward IChapter
  143. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    3:19Edward I's cheap unfinished rebuildChapter
  144. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    4:25The unfinished castle proves defensibleNotable Point
  145. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    4:56Mortimer, Isabella, and Edward IIIChapter
  146. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    6:23Alice de Lacy and coerced lordshipChapter
  147. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    7:48The Black Prince's garrison rightChapter
  148. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    8:47Builth returns to the Tudor crownChapter
  149. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    9:33Fire and stone robbing erase the castleNotable Point
  150. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Builth Castle - Long Patrol P7/14
    10:10A defensive castle at the edge of controlNotable Point
  151. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    0:15Rhuddlan and conquest by civil engineeringChapter
  152. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    1:37Rhuddlan's river position and routes to FlintNotable Point
  153. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    3:05Paired gate towers and the difficulty of an assaultNotable Point
  154. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    4:58Thomas Pennant records Rhuddlan's ruinsNotable Point
  155. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    5:18Welsh heartland before Edward IChapter
  156. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    6:50Harold Godwinson's military experience in WalesNotable Point
  157. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    7:31Twthill, Robert of Rhuddlan's earlier castleNotable Point
  158. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    8:05Flint, Rhuddlan, and Cinque Ports supplyChapter
  159. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    9:33Welsh troops in Edward I's 1277 campaignNotable Point
  160. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    10:14Slow building brings James of St George to RhuddlanNotable Point
  161. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    10:43Amadeus of Savoy relieves Rhuddlan in 1282Chapter
  162. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    11:55Dry moats, flooded ground, and protected dockingNotable Point
  163. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    12:50Elizabeth's birth and Rhuddlan's completion in 1282Notable Point
  164. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    13:12The Statute of Rhuddlan and governmentChapter
  165. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    14:35Rhuddlan holds during later Welsh revoltsChapter
  166. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    15:28Administrative decline, Civil War service, and demolitionNotable Point
  167. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    16:29Inside Rhuddlan's layered fields of fireNotable Point
  168. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    17:29A fortified hub supplied from the seaNotable Point
  169. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    18:32Castles, settlers, and the cost of occupationNotable Point
  170. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Rhuddlan Castle - Long Patrol P6/14
    19:18Edward I's pursuit of stabilityNotable Point
  171. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    0:36Hawarden Castle and River Dee resupplyChapter
  172. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    2:01From older works to Edward I's castleChapter
  173. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    2:58Dafydd's Easter 1282 attack on HawardenChapter
  174. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    5:20Dafydd's timing and Llywelyn's problemNotable Point
  175. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    6:24Hawarden's small garrison and later slightingNotable Point
  176. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    6:47How Hawarden and Flint controlled Dee crossingsChapter
  177. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Hawarden Castle - Long Patrol P5/14
    8:26Night tides and relief of a siege at HawardenNotable Point
  178. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    1:07Flint Castle on the River DeeChapter
  179. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    3:01Flint's drawbridges and fields of fireNotable Point
  180. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    4:39Flint's builders and protected harbourChapter
  181. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    5:33Flint's £6,000 cost and modern comparisonsNotable Point
  182. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    6:25Shotwick and cross-Dee reliefNotable Point
  183. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    7:51Flint's donjon and independent sea supplyChapter
  184. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    10:20A wooden gallery for the future Edward IINotable Point
  185. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    10:58Edward I's first Ring of Iron castleChapter
  186. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    11:44Welsh attacks in 1282 and 1294Chapter
  187. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    12:20Richard II and the 1647 siegeChapter
  188. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    13:45Flint's later uses and naval namesakeNotable Point
  189. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Flint Castle - Long Patrol P4/14
    14:39Why Edward I entered North Wales at FlintNotable Point
  190. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    0:05Master James's Savoyard building worldChapter
  191. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    2:01What the sources cannot prove about JamesNotable Point
  192. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    3:09Vitruvius and master-mason expertiseNotable Point
  193. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    6:22Edward I spots a Savoy castle builderChapter
  194. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    9:06Master of construction in WalesNotable Point
  195. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    10:36Castle builder as royal military officerNotable Point
  196. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    12:28Sea-supplied castles as occupation deterrenceNotable Point
  197. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    14:01Reading castle construction at BeaumarisNotable Point
  198. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    14:33Which Ring of Iron castles James controlledChapter
  199. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Master James St George - Long Patrol P3/14
    16:21Flint, Rhuddlan, and Hawarden built for speedNotable Point
  200. A Book or Two to Review (7): Edward I and Wales 1254-1307
    0:17Edward I and Wales as castle contextChapter
  201. A Book or Two to Review (7): Edward I and Wales 1254-1307
    3:29Marcher lordships and Norman footholdsChapter
  202. A Book or Two to Review (7): Edward I and Wales 1254-1307
    5:26The Anarchy, Crug Mawr, and Welsh disunityNotable Point
  203. A Book or Two to Review (7): Edward I and Wales 1254-1307
    15:11John, Llywelyn, and the 1211 Gwynedd campaignChapter
  204. A Book or Two to Review (7): Edward I and Wales 1254-1307
    22:11Edward I's commitment and the French strategic shiftNotable Point
  205. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    20:31Llywelyn, Dafydd, and the road to Welsh warChapter
  206. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    25:29Welsh military reverses and castle-building conquestNotable Point
  207. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Edward I - Long Patrol P2/14
    44:14Security, stability, and the castle obsessionNotable Point
  208. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    0:37Why the Ring of Iron mattersChapter
  209. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    1:43North Wales, not a simple national storyNotable Point
  210. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    4:01Three waves of castle buildingChapter
  211. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    6:07Castles as tools of sea powerChapter
  212. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    7:37Maritime resupply changes the siege calculusNotable Point
  213. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    9:13Sea power needs a secure base ashoreNotable Point
  214. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    10:22What makes a castle different from a fortressNotable Point
  215. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    13:37The political map before and after conquestChapter
  216. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    16:52The Tower of London as a water-access precedentNotable Point
  217. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    18:47Coastal castles as control and deterrenceChapter
  218. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Introduction - Long Patrol P1/14
    19:34A small garrison turns siege into a raceNotable Point
  219. A Book or Two to Review (6): Plantagenet Princes
    0:17Plantagenet Princes and the Ring of StoneChapter
  220. Four Random Books, Memberships & the Seapower of Castles
    4:35Sea power and the Welsh castle ringNotable Point
  221. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:06:58Maritime supply and Byzantine specialists extended the First CrusadeNotable Point
  222. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:43:53Why small castles could be hard to takeNotable Point
  223. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:45:24Corfe Castle: royal apartments, stronger walls, and Civil War destructionChapter
  224. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:50:15Okehampton Castle grew down a naturally defended ridgeChapter
  225. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    1:54:52Bodiam's moat, thick walls, and Stronghold resemblanceNotable Point
  226. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:01:22Pembroke's river cliffs, cylindrical keep, and defended baileysChapter
  227. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:02:37Pembroke after the Civil War: stone removal and restorationNotable Point
  228. Bruships 45: Something Medieval
    2:10:16Beaumaris as an unfinished castle-design exerciseNotable Point
  229. Bruships 34: Random History
    2:38:16Edward I's castles around north WalesNotable Point
  230. Bruships 16 Announcement
    1:07How castle engineering multiplies defensive powerNotable Point