The Castle Builders: Dreams & Decorations - Castles as Homes & Palaces | Free Documentary History
The Castle Builders - Episode 3: Dreams & Decorations - The Great Medieval Castles of Europe as Homes and Palaces | History Documentary
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In this series, we’ve seen the castle develop across the centuries. In this final episode, we trace a major change in the primary purpose of a castle - from fort to palace. Castle builders become decorators and dreamers, cementing the place of their creations in the imaginations of everyone. The castle becomes a place of luxury, fantasy and ceremonial.
It’s a tale that will to take us to the astonishing châteaux of the Loire and to a castle in Germany which has been in the hands of the same family for thirty-three generations. It will also lead us into an industrial age where the castle surprisingly gets a new lease of life. We’ll see why the castle’s appeal has always rested on its dual purpose - as a fortress and a residence.
We’ll visit Windsor on the outskirts of London which features two contrasting faces of the castle in our modern world. Windsor Castle is a tourist destination of global significance, one of the principal homes of British royalty. Its status as a symbol glorifying the English monarchy dates back hundreds of years - to the reign of Edward III in the fourteenth-century. Within sight of the real Windsor Castle, the Legoland resort trades on the excitement that the castle represents for the modern family. It has a castle-themed roller-coaster and its medieval citadel built in plastic bricks takes pride of place as a global icon alongside world cities like London, Amsterdam and Paris.
More than any other historical structure, the castle retains a grip on our imaginations - as a reminder of the brutality of medieval times and as a symbol of a Golden Age. For children of all ages, the work of the Castle Builders still fascinates.
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The two little sweethearts having their picnic and a chat at the castle made my heart melt.
I can't imagine medieval times without castles.
@gaslitworldf.melissab2897
2 жыл бұрын
. . . no one could. They're core to everything. Their evolution tracks the developments of political, military and social life. That's why they should be preserved, b/c they reveal so much about western European life.
@godless-clump-of-cells
Жыл бұрын
Or sword-wielding apes.
Burg Eltz, amazing !! So deeply hidden from view, no way to find it without directions. When it finally appears, WOW!! Walking on the worn steps, realizing this castle was constructed over 800 yrs ago and it’s still standing in all its glory.
@FreeDocumentaryHistory
3 жыл бұрын
It's a sight to behold!
@kimberblue13
2 жыл бұрын
Burg-Eltz is my favorite from the video. It's inner decor is also kept somewhat simplistic when compared to the excessive opulence in some of the other castles in the video. A stunning castle in a stunning location. I have the deepest respect and appreciation for the family for taking such good care of this treasure.
@Itsaboutthewaterlife
Жыл бұрын
Well said.
Medieval history is so rich with so many amazing tales...and as the lady in the finale poignantly said - they may originate from a golden age that never existed, but we would like to imagine they once did; an age of damsels and chivalry... timeless and fantastic lore!
@Kidraver555
3 жыл бұрын
That is a useless historical statement.
@giancarlocapogrosso
2 жыл бұрын
@@Kidraver555 LMAO!
@jpat1944
Жыл бұрын
@@Kidraver555 that is a useless modern day statement, rife with negativity.
Many people are ignorant of Tregrug Castle’s existence? Well, not if they’re fans or watchers of 'Time Team'. I love that show!
THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC DOCUMENTARY OF FASCINATING CASTLES!!! 💖💖💖💖💖
Great video and presentation. 😊
I’d love to live in a refurbished castle. What a dream home.
. . . heroism and chivalry? That has nothing to do with my reality. I just love the history of architecture and architecture itself - and of course appreciate what it took to make these gems happen.
TAX everyone to keep this piece of history alive!
This series is both informative and entertaining; excellent!
Interesting intriguing,I’m fascinated with castles… I need to visit one or more…. or live in one.
well done thank you!
I wonder what our Era will leave for the future generations to look at. We did build towers and nice looking buildings and land marks but it's just good looking rocks with no power in it like these beautiful fortress and casltes, I dunno if anyone will get my point.
When the zombie apocalypse comes, we will build castles again.
+1 for the pictures. -2 for the social commentary.
Great video, thanks 😊
Watched all 3. Loved all of 'em One request. Can you list the music you used, they are lovely.....
@ryansimpson3074
2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping that their were more episodes. I thoroughly enjoyed all 3. These documentaries made me temporarily escape to another time
I've been watching your documentaries for quite some time and I just realised now I haven't subscribed yet. Sorry 🥺 Subscribing now 😊
Very good work
I'd really like to see one about palaces and palaces in ex-colonies. I'm just crazy over palaces in unknown places constructed to resemble the main countries. Here in brazil there's a few of them, since the monarchy moved here in 1808. Beautiful art pieces mixing European style and local culture. Take a look at Palácio de São Cristóvão, Paço Imperial, Palácio Guanabara, Fazenda Imperial de Santa Cruz, Palácio do Grão-Pará, Castelo da Ilha Fiscal (amazing one) and son on. Very uncommon, since colonies didn't even have proper housing.
15:02 May I just say how crazy lucky that guy is to use a horse in there? The tv show time team did an episode on tregrug castle and the current landlord said even he was raised to never touch anything in the inner ward lol
I'd love to see something similar with other nations architecture and military structures like from Japan.
Burg Eltz, ihre Geschichte wird neu geschrieben. Bravo!
Quite a reasonably good horse rider is that handsome Knight.
Winchester has a dart board with the kings face on it. Now we all know what the knights did in their free time
They are the concrete reminder to the world how devided we were then ........
@13minutestomidnight
3 жыл бұрын
Unlike the skyscrapers and enormous modern mansions now? It's the same thing. Corporations and executive businessmen today are doing exactly what the upper class has done for centuries.
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
@@13minutestomidnight Now with their own spacecraft.
Beaumaris 🏰 Conny 🏰 Rhuddlan 🏰 Flint 🏰 Criccieth 🏰 Caernarfon 🏰 Aberystwyth 🏰 Castell y Bere 🏰 Dolbadarn 🏰 Château Gauillard 🏰 Tower of Chepstow Castle 🏰 Pembroke 🏰 Raglan 🏰 Harlech 🏰 Carcassonne 🏰 Caerphilly 🏰 Cardiff 🏰 Kidwelly 🏰 Dover 🏰 Windsor 🏰
Fantastic documentary, one suggestion though...get someone to do a voiceover translation for those of us that can't stop what we are doing in order to read.
@worldtraveler930
3 жыл бұрын
I second that motion!!!
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
Poor little thing.
@hogwashmcturnip8930
2 жыл бұрын
@@larryzigler6812 Yes, you must be. So much free time that you can stay glued to a pc screen. While the rest of us actually have to do things now and again!
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
@@hogwashmcturnip8930 Poor tiny little thing.
@hogwashmcturnip8930
2 жыл бұрын
@@larryzigler6812 Oh so you have physical issues too. Very brave of you to admit it on You tube .I am sure if you find a girl who really loves you she will make allowances.
Alan Wilson has found both King Arthurs graves!
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Eithne Ní Bhraonáin lives in a castle in Dublin. I look forward to hearing her latest music hopefully, this November!!!
@EffectPlaceboThe
2 жыл бұрын
Translation... Enya
Do you know which castle is being featured at 4:56?
@FreeDocumentaryHistory
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Kristin. So I am not 100% sure but it looks like Château de Blois in France. At least there is a room with a similiar wall decoration at that place. Check it out here: www.francethisway.com/images/stories/chateaudeblois/interior-3.jpg
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Who does the music piece Seasons here?
Red Bricks built these castles too. As did the bricks build cities in the Americas as well.
How did they get the materials?
6:14 Edward I "Longshanks", King of England is my 21st Great Grandfather.
Легендарная моя Киликия Арарата халдии
rad
As glorious as these castles are. I imagine it would take at least 20 trees a day to heat. I obviously could be wrong....
@tonybaloney8401
2 жыл бұрын
Only the living quarters would have been regularly heated, and with all the carpets and wall hangings the room would be insulated, also people back then generally wore more layers of clothing throughout the year than we do today
还什么国王的住所，其实就是村长家
Most castles were found with no history of who built it
is it my imagination but the narator sounds a lot like VIGGO from Dragon Riders, Race to The Edge
Rich people don`t live any longer than poor people if they all are careful how they live their lives.Rich people do leave behind monuments that others see to enjoy though.
Castles built on the edge off the sea are today land locked ? Who's says that someday the sea won't return them ?
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
It is.
The giants built most of these castles & megalithic sites.
I hate seeing OButthead!
I'm the real Prince of Whales
No mention of Neuschwanstein Castle or the swans around it. No Mention of the builder's death? Shame
You mean the castles the Moors built?
31:26 Dr. Karl Graf von und zu Eltz-Kempenich, alias Faust von Stromberg, is my 14th Cousin twice removed.
The voice over has carried me away
Plmkoi
4 minutes into this and the narrator has only spoken cliches. And it's the last in the series! Get to the information.....it's like a documentary for people that never read a book or high school kids.
@nerdwisdomyo9563
7 ай бұрын
It probably is that tbh, i mean it is literally free, now i wish i had better recommendations but there have GOT TO be historians that have uploaded lectures about castles, there has to be, but hey if you cant find that just watch shadiversity, hes stuff on castles is always great
ရဲတိုက်များသည်ဘေးပက်ပက်လည်မှရှူခင်လှသည်အဝေးကနေကြည်ရင်လှပပီအံအောစရာလှပပီးဗိသူကားလက်ရာမျောက်စွားတည်ရှိလိုနေသည်
Well this was disappointing.
Castle Builders? They called themselves the Templars...then the Masonic Rite.
@FreeDocumentaryHistory
3 жыл бұрын
The Templars weren't the only ones who built castles.
@jeffmorin5867
3 жыл бұрын
@@FreeDocumentaryHistory Do you really want to get into this? Shall we recant the entire reason why Phillip was indebted to the point where he was willing to murder? These same people constructed the "modern banking system". It's cute that you want to argue semantics. But it's futile..
British castles are nowhere near as beautiful, nor as interesting, as those of the European continent.
@jackiereynolds2888
Жыл бұрын
True. Or as large for that matter.
This is about as real as the Wild West. If you all only knew some real pieces of the puzzle. His-story is a LIE.
@FreeDocumentaryHistory
3 жыл бұрын
Castles are very real. Just go to Europe an look around. They're all over the place.
@FlatWaterFilms
3 жыл бұрын
@@FreeDocumentaryHistory They are everywhere and they are all buried. They come from the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, before the Great Tribulation. We are the Reset people. The Great Tribulation happened + or - 200 years ago. We have been lied too. History is a LIE.
@rossbobfdsfvfscx5887
3 жыл бұрын
@@FlatWaterFilms i mean radio carbon dating
@virgilmccabe2828
3 жыл бұрын
@@FlatWaterFilms You are laughably misinformed
@FlatWaterFilms
3 жыл бұрын
@@virgilmccabe2828 I'm non-informed. Do your own research.
You showed us pictures of flying airplanes and presidents I thought we were talking about castles why do you waste peoples time
@Itsaboutthewaterlife
3 жыл бұрын
Have to be politically correct in this day and age. Honor and chivalry. Hmmpf. Give me that old time cancel culture.
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. I want to see those non flying airplanes !!!!
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
@@Itsaboutthewaterlife I'll bet that you are about as honorable as Trump.
Obama. Our embarrassment!
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