0:00:01 > 0:00:06It's housed kings and welcomed visiting monarchs. And author
0:00:06 > 0:00:09thousands of years, protected us from the rest of the word. It is
0:00:09 > 0:00:19known as The Lock and Key of the Kingdom. From the mighty Dover
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0:00:36 > 0:00:38Castle. Welcome to National Good evening. Welcome to a blustery
0:00:38 > 0:00:42National Treasures Live. The summer holidays are well underway.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Millions of people will take the opportunity to visit Britain's most
0:00:46 > 0:00:51fascinating and exciting historical treasures. So, we thought we'd do
0:00:51 > 0:00:56the same. Where better to start for us all than Dover Castle. There's
0:00:56 > 0:01:00been a fortress here for longer than anywhere else in Britain. For
0:01:00 > 0:01:06centuries. Wait until you see what it is like inside. Deep beneath our
0:01:06 > 0:01:10feet is a maze of secret tunnels. They proved crucial during World
0:01:10 > 0:01:14War II. I'll head underground with a man who wrrbgd there nearly 70
0:01:14 > 0:01:18years ago. We'll find out about these guys. Knights in shining
0:01:18 > 0:01:28armour. But just how heroic were they? We really want you to get
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0:01:33 > 0:01:38involved tonight too. Do email us: Throughout the series, we'll be
0:01:38 > 0:01:44joined by some of Britain's most famous faces exploring their own
0:01:44 > 0:01:51historical passions. Tonight, we're kicking off with Lenny Henry.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57I'm proud of my car ibian Heritage. I sometimes feel the contributions
0:01:57 > 0:02:04made by West Indians to this country are often overlooked. In
0:02:04 > 0:02:141940s thousands are car ib Ians left their home. They fought
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0:02:15 > 0:02:21alongside Britain in their greatest time of need, the Second World War.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Stephen Born is an author who spent years researching the contribution
0:02:26 > 0:02:31made by West Indians during the conflict. Why did West Indian men
0:02:31 > 0:02:36and women volunteer to fight in the war? It was part of the old British
0:02:36 > 0:02:45Empire. They saw Britain as their mother country. There are so many
0:02:45 > 0:02:49of us doing so many different things. In the Army, Navy air force.
0:02:49 > 0:02:56There was a shortage of RAF pilots, partly because of the Des imation
0:02:56 > 0:03:02of the RAF during the Battle of Britain, of 1940s. But many, many
0:03:02 > 0:03:07came, over 12,000 joined the RAF during the war. Stkpwh Run of them
0:03:07 > 0:03:16was 1578 King who was proud to fight for his mother country. What
0:03:16 > 0:03:20was it like when you first came to England? I arrived at Greenock in
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Scotland.Ment You didn't come to London. The Germans were bombing
0:03:25 > 0:03:32down here. I land ed in minus 4 for two weeks. I thought I was going to
0:03:32 > 0:03:35die. But, by the grace of God, we lived. What was your job?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39repaired aircraft. Must have been very difficult. The planes were
0:03:39 > 0:03:44being shot down all the time. expected you to work 12 hours night
0:03:44 > 0:03:49and day to get them repaired and going again. I felt we did what we
0:03:49 > 0:03:57should and did. The nation, in general, did not give us enough
0:03:57 > 0:04:03credit. We came, we fought and we died. Within three years of the war
0:04:03 > 0:04:12ending, many of the Caribbeans decided to return to Britain in
0:04:12 > 0:04:17search of work. On June 22nd 19 48, the Windrush docked here. It was to
0:04:17 > 0:04:21become the most important landmark, it heralded the beginning of mass
0:04:21 > 0:04:25migration to these shores. You can just imagine the app henges of
0:04:25 > 0:04:29those people coming off that boat. They had a whole new life awaiting
0:04:29 > 0:04:33them. But the problem was, times had changed. Britain had changed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:40During the war, those people had been welcomed with open arms. But
0:04:40 > 0:04:45all that was different now. Britons wanted the world to go back the way
0:04:45 > 0:04:50it was before the war. But that wasn't to be. In Parliament, there
0:04:50 > 0:04:53was each a debate as to whether this ship coming over was to land
0:04:53 > 0:04:59because they were coming with West Indians coming to stay. They felt
0:04:59 > 0:05:03it was an invasion. Coloured people, you can get them all out of the
0:05:03 > 0:05:10country. And the sooner you can get them out the better I'll be pleased.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14I'll fell you that. -- I'll tell you that. Many of the people who
0:05:15 > 0:05:19came on the scanned winrush had nowhere to stay when they arrived.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23230 were place in the air raid shelters which were part of the
0:05:23 > 0:05:27London Underground. Having travelled all that way on the
0:05:27 > 0:05:33Windrush, being stuck in a boat, arriving, then being told this
0:05:33 > 0:05:37would be your home for the next few weeks while they find you Acomb
0:05:37 > 0:05:42daigs must have been awful. I imagine, if you'd fought for your
0:05:42 > 0:05:48country, you must have been sitting here thinking, surely I deserve
0:05:48 > 0:05:57better than this. Sam, you were a passenger on the Wind rush? I it
0:05:57 > 0:06:03was. Had had to pay 10 pounds 3 shillings. The same as three cows.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09What difficulties did people have when 24 came here. Accommodation.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14When we go there it said no Irish, no blacks, no dogs. How would you
0:06:14 > 0:06:23like it if a house next door to you was filled to bursting point with
0:06:23 > 0:06:27all the coloured person's relations and so forth. They these men and
0:06:27 > 0:06:31women were resilient. They were even prepared to take lower jobs
0:06:31 > 0:06:38than they were qualified for on their way up. That's what they did.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45They had no choice. Those servicemen who arrived here aboard
0:06:45 > 0:06:53the wind rush and the many who followed created a new concept of
0:06:53 > 0:06:59what it means to be British. Windrush Square in Brixton? How
0:06:59 > 0:07:04proud do you feel? Not proud, our people came, we run your buses,
0:07:04 > 0:07:10clean your hospitals, helped rebuild brick. It's not bad today,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15look at those pigeons over there! I've been lucky enough to meet Sam
0:07:15 > 0:07:22King. He's a real hero. I love that chestful of medals. He was once of
0:07:22 > 0:07:29the Mayor of Southwark. Of those West Indians who served many were
0:07:29 > 0:07:34you were highly decorateded. Over 60 won DFCs. Very impressive.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40Here's Rowena Willard-Wright. Why did this medieval castle play such
0:07:40 > 0:07:46an important role in World War II? May 1940 was probably Dover
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Castle's finest hour. Beneath us, built within the white cliffs of
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Dover Castle, Admiral Ramsay commanded his men from tunnels for
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Operation Dynamo. That was the operation which got the British
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Army back from Dunkirk. They needed somewhere to go when they were
0:08:03 > 0:08:08defeated by Hitler's forces. This is them coming off the beaches. It
0:08:08 > 0:08:13was all commanded from Dover Castle? Yes. They only expected
0:08:13 > 0:08:18about 45,000 men to be saved. But, in the end, it was over 338,000
0:08:18 > 0:08:22that came back. You'd have seen it all from there. The big plume of
0:08:23 > 0:08:28smoke, everything? On a fine day. France is visible over there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32of course, if they hadn't got back it would have put into question
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Britain's ability to stay in the war? In terms of morale, getting
0:08:37 > 0:08:42that many back meant Churchill could make his speech in Parliament
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and really bring the country together for what was to come.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51After Dunkirk, Dover became the frontline of the war. The Germans
0:08:51 > 0:08:55were occupying France just over there. A three kilometre tunnel
0:08:55 > 0:08:59under here became hugely important. They were expanded to accommodate
0:08:59 > 0:09:04further barracks and an underground hospital. One of the men who helped
0:09:04 > 0:09:09in the construction was apprentice electrician Peter Ascott. It was 60
0:09:09 > 0:09:12years since he last put foot in the tunnels. Earlier, he took Sian down
0:09:12 > 0:09:20there to remember what life was like underground.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24You were last here in 1942. Tell me what you think about being back?
0:09:24 > 0:09:29Almost brings a lump into the throat. No reason to, really.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Because, there's nothing harmful about the place except that I'm
0:09:33 > 0:09:37amazed it is still here in this condition. Your job was a
0:09:38 > 0:09:43electrician. You were doing all the wiring? I was an electrician's
0:09:43 > 0:09:47apprentice. I was only a boy, really. I was 16, I think. We did
0:09:48 > 0:09:52all the metal wiring and tubing. was a shell when you worked in here.
0:09:52 > 0:09:58This was the operating theatre. Do you want to come and have a look.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03We put the lamp in in the middle. This? I don't know if it was that
0:10:03 > 0:10:10one. But we put in one like it. They were taking casualties out of
0:10:10 > 0:10:14the channel and injured servicemen, bringing them in here, treating
0:10:15 > 0:10:19their bullet wounds. Taking shrapnel out of them. That was all
0:10:19 > 0:10:23after I left. I didn't see much of that. Everything that was being
0:10:23 > 0:10:27done here was top-secret. You couldn't even discuss it with the
0:10:27 > 0:10:31people who you met down here? even with the landlady when I
0:10:31 > 0:10:38lodged. And not with people you bumped into this the tunnels.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43Didn't you come across some VIP is? We were working on trunking, the
0:10:43 > 0:10:49stuff which takes the air round tin box. We were working on that,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53putting a motor in. Churchill and Kennedy, who was the American
0:10:53 > 0:11:00ambassador at the time, he came past. There's always been lots of
0:11:00 > 0:11:06notices up "be like dad, keep mum" in other words, don't talk about
0:11:06 > 0:11:11your job because it is top-secret. Churchill said to my mate, what's
0:11:11 > 0:11:18all this for? What's this about? And Sid said, I don't know, I only
0:11:18 > 0:11:23work here. Churchill gave a laugh and said, quite right and walked on.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30He didn't even tell Churchill. When you look around now, it is almost
0:11:30 > 0:11:3370 years since you were last here. What are your feelings? Almost
0:11:33 > 0:11:39nostalgic. Then it almost makes you want to cry, you know. Silly,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43really. You just can't beat eyewitness accounts like that.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Fantastic. It is hard to believe all that is right down there
0:11:48 > 0:11:53beneath by feet now. That's why I love this place. We've a World War
0:11:53 > 0:12:00II command centre down there. One of the finest 12th century castles
0:12:00 > 0:12:03down there. This is a Roman lighthouse, the tallest surviving
0:12:03 > 0:12:10Roman building. Iron Age ram part. You can understand why this place
0:12:10 > 0:12:15is is a historian's dream. People like my old mate, Michael Douglas
0:12:16 > 0:12:21struggle to see the point. He's The One Show's resident hairdresser.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25He's ace with a pair of scissors but never quite got history. That's
0:12:25 > 0:12:32why I took him on a road trip. might be clever this fella, but
0:12:32 > 0:12:36he's not very pupbgtual. I'm off to pick up Mikeal Douglas. He's a good
0:12:36 > 0:12:43mate of mine. He doesn't really know anything about history. I left
0:12:43 > 0:12:48school at 125. Largely -- I left school at 156789 I didn't know what
0:12:48 > 0:12:54a university was let alone the chance of going to one. I'm taking
0:12:54 > 0:12:59him on a brood trip round the British Isles. I'm getting him
0:12:59 > 0:13:05excited and enthusiastic about British history. He might think I'm
0:13:05 > 0:13:10an idiot. He's Des Septemberively intelligent. The questions he asked
0:13:10 > 0:13:20cut straight to the heart of the matter. I'm going to be late. Come
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0:13:20 > 0:13:30on Mr Horsey. Doesn't look like he's going anywhere. Is that
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0:13:33 > 0:13:38Michael there? Yes, I think it is. Hey, buddy. Hop in. Are you excited
0:13:38 > 0:13:44about the journey? Very excited. I didn't want to be in a classroom. I
0:13:45 > 0:13:49wanted to be out and about, sucking in the fresh air. Why did you
0:13:50 > 0:13:54become a historian. I could have been a doctor. History's everything
0:13:54 > 0:13:58that ever happened. There's nothing more interesting than looking back
0:13:58 > 0:14:03over the exciting things that happened in our past working out
0:14:03 > 0:14:08how we go to where we are. Let's start with the Normans. They had
0:14:08 > 0:14:16left some really iconic buildings. These Norman castles. You've heard
0:14:16 > 0:14:23of 1066? Yes. Norman the conquerer. It is William the Conquerer who was
0:14:23 > 0:14:28a Norman. He was from Normandy. There's no-one called nor man?
0:14:28 > 0:14:337,000 Normans came from Normandy and other parts of France and
0:14:33 > 0:14:37conquered England, parts of Wales. Moved up into Scotland. They were
0:14:37 > 0:14:41like foreign oppressers. You have to build castles. This is what you
0:14:41 > 0:14:45build if your neighbours really, really hate you. Why do the walls
0:14:45 > 0:14:50need to be so thick? If I came along with a spear and bow and
0:14:51 > 0:14:55arrow, the wall doesn't need to be two metres thick? You'll never get
0:14:55 > 0:15:00into it? The point of these buildings is they are built to last.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07They will be here long after you're dead. Hold is this? Nearly a
0:15:07 > 0:15:11thousand years old. Ciebgy. Here, we're only 80 mimes or so from
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Normandy. They came across the channel. They arrived here. This is
0:15:16 > 0:15:21their vital bridgehead on the British Isles. Guess what this is
0:15:21 > 0:15:27in there? It's a prison. Brilliant. Somebody would have been mangled up
0:15:27 > 0:15:37here like that. In your imaginations. Pretend to whip me!
0:15:37 > 0:15:55
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Go on I'd rather not? Go on, just I think we're going the right
0:16:00 > 0:16:05direction. You think. You're sure? You're certain? It is not every day
0:16:05 > 0:16:08you come to a place where a king of England has been killed. Two of
0:16:08 > 0:16:14William the Conqueror's sons were killed here. This is where William
0:16:14 > 0:16:18the Conqueror's son was killed n a hunting accident. An arrow hit him
0:16:18 > 0:16:23in the breast and he died instantly. If you would have thought a bow and
0:16:23 > 0:16:27arrow was the weapon of choice, there would be better aim than that.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32The stags going through the undergrowth. A convenient accident
0:16:32 > 0:16:37to kill the king of England, is it not? You are suggesting foul play?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41He would not be the first king to die from those means. That is for
0:16:41 > 0:16:46sure. Our current Queen, the ancestor ral line, does that reach
0:16:46 > 0:16:51back? Yes. It was not until 1400 that the king started to speak
0:16:51 > 0:16:54English. 400 years, French was the official language of this country.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00That is amazing. It is weird that didn't stick around then, isn't it?
0:17:00 > 0:17:06It did. That's why, we're a mixture. A tiny bit. There are lots of words.
0:17:06 > 0:17:16All the words to do with Government and law, the Normans introduced
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0:17:17 > 0:17:23them all. Parliament.... So, what happened to Norman and the rest of
0:17:23 > 0:17:29his mates? The Normans are still here. Really? Douglas - your second
0:17:29 > 0:17:35name - that was a Norman knight who went to Scotland. They are part of
0:17:35 > 0:17:40our history. Really, Douglas? Do you want cheese on that? Yes,
0:17:40 > 0:17:47please. What do you reckon to day one of the road trip? So far, so
0:17:47 > 0:17:51good. I loved the castle. And they are back next week. If
0:17:51 > 0:17:56Michael loved that castle, he would adore this one.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00I'm standing inside the Great Tower here at Dover castle. It was build
0:18:00 > 0:18:03by William the Conqueror's great grandson, Henry II, 800 years ago.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08It is the largest keep in Britain. It is incredibly secure. These
0:18:08 > 0:18:13walls are more than 20 feet thick. No-one was getting inside this room.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18This is the King's Hall. Henry spent an enormous amount on the
0:18:18 > 0:18:21castle and on the keep. Paul Pattison is the lead historian here.
0:18:21 > 0:18:27Hello. Hello. What would have happened in this hall? It is set
0:18:27 > 0:18:34out for a grand reception of Henry II, and an important royal guest.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38You cannot help but have your eye drawn to these thrones here. They
0:18:38 > 0:18:42are vivid, would they have been like that? They are as authentic as
0:18:42 > 0:18:47we can make them. Yes, the furniture and decoration were
0:18:47 > 0:18:50elaborate and colourful. They adored colour. Colour was about
0:18:50 > 0:18:58about expressing expense because it was very expensive to do. They
0:18:58 > 0:19:01wanted to show off. Quite important that the king's throne bigger than
0:19:01 > 0:19:07everybody else's. He spent an enormous amount. Many millions in
0:19:07 > 0:19:11today's money. Why was Dover castle so important to him? It is about
0:19:11 > 0:19:15the aftermath of Thomas Beckett. He was a friend. They fell out
0:19:15 > 0:19:18politically, as a result of which Beckett is murdered. Henry is
0:19:18 > 0:19:23widely blamed for his murder. So, what happened all of a sudden is
0:19:23 > 0:19:32that Beckett is made a saint. Thousands of people are coming to
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Dover on their way to Canterbury to visit his shrine. They need to come
0:19:34 > 0:19:41here first? This is the King's Chamber, where he would have slept.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Although that does not look like a king-size bed? It is what you call
0:19:46 > 0:19:50a small double N actual fact, all the images we have of people in
0:19:50 > 0:19:56medieval beds they are sleeping semi upright. Somebody like Henry
0:19:56 > 0:20:01would have been so busy he would conduct some business in bed.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06of state as well. We told you about the 20-foot walls and the castle
0:20:06 > 0:20:10would have been protected by a garrison of knights. Presumably the
0:20:10 > 0:20:15bravest men in the land. I know someone who would fit that bill
0:20:15 > 0:20:19today. I wish! I don't think I have the hang of this. As it turns out,
0:20:19 > 0:20:29knights might not have been as heroic as we think. Lucy Worsley
0:20:29 > 0:20:32
0:20:32 > 0:20:36It's the stuff of legend. This is a fairytale scene that is a classic
0:20:36 > 0:20:41theme in art and literature and film. Where does the image of the
0:20:41 > 0:20:48knight in shining armour come from? Was he as gentle and honourable as
0:20:48 > 0:20:52the stories suggest? 1,000 years ago, the first knights were
0:20:52 > 0:20:56professional soldiers who fought on horseback. These early, medieval
0:20:56 > 0:21:03warriors were some of the country's most wealthy men, with expensive
0:21:03 > 0:21:10horses, armour and equipment. One of them is considered to be the
0:21:10 > 0:21:15greatest night that ever lived, William marshal. Born in 1146. He
0:21:15 > 0:21:20was the most powerful man in the land.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24How did he reach such great heights? Because he was the most
0:21:24 > 0:21:28gall lent, the nobleest knight in England? No. Although he was later
0:21:28 > 0:21:33known as the flower of chivalry, in fact he was one of the most brutal
0:21:33 > 0:21:38men. The key to Marshal's success was
0:21:38 > 0:21:43his mastery of the tools of the knight's trade. The most important
0:21:43 > 0:21:47weapon, siment bolically is of course the sword. This would have
0:21:47 > 0:21:50been razor-sharp. This is high technology. This is not course,
0:21:50 > 0:21:56simple brutality. I can tell you that it works. Just the fact of
0:21:56 > 0:21:59holding this makes me feel incredibly macho.
0:21:59 > 0:22:07Marshal did not just use these tools defending the country, he
0:22:08 > 0:22:11made his fortd tune. In an early -- fortune in an early spectator sport.
0:22:11 > 0:22:18Two teams would thunder over a field towards each other and smash
0:22:18 > 0:22:22into each other. The whole thing just disintegrates
0:22:22 > 0:22:28into combat with lances, all over the field.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Close combat, with sharp weapons is a nasty business.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37How did you win a tournament? What was the point? If you beat someone
0:22:37 > 0:22:41into submission in a tournament they are your prisoner. They have
0:22:41 > 0:22:47to pay a significant amount of money to you to free themselves. If
0:22:47 > 0:22:52you are a great fighter that could translate to significant financial
0:22:52 > 0:22:58a fluepbs and social standing. Tournaments were well publicised.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01There were supporters. The equivalent of modern football
0:23:01 > 0:23:05supporters. This is a culture celebrity.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Just like modern celebrities, as nights were more famous, interest
0:23:10 > 0:23:16from the public grew. Any celebrity needs people to be
0:23:16 > 0:23:20talking about him. The literature of chivalry, the legends are meant
0:23:20 > 0:23:30to exaggerate the knight's power. So people see them as these
0:23:30 > 0:23:32
0:23:32 > 0:23:37superhero figures. By the time he died, aged 73,
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Marshal served four kings. He had become regent of England, running
0:23:43 > 0:23:49the country while the king was too young to govern. His effigy lies on
0:23:49 > 0:23:53the floor in Temple Chushch, in London. It is -- Church, in London.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57It is surprising his eyes are open. These knights are not dead. They
0:23:57 > 0:24:01are waiting, just waiting to be brought back to life. There is
0:24:01 > 0:24:07something moving, that he should be so serene and so dignified, but so
0:24:07 > 0:24:12alert. His effigy is a deliberate attempt
0:24:12 > 0:24:18to turn him into a legend, an honourable warrior. There is no
0:24:18 > 0:24:25trace of the bloods and guts where he made his name. So nieths were
0:24:25 > 0:24:29not quite the -- knights were not quite the romantic heroes. They
0:24:29 > 0:24:38were the most power-hungry men in history. Perhaps it is time to re-
0:24:38 > 0:24:42write the legend. They look brutal to me. Don't they
0:24:42 > 0:24:46you? Don't come near me! So much for the knights in shining armour.
0:24:46 > 0:24:52Thank you for sending questions to us through Twitter. We have one
0:24:52 > 0:24:59here. Dan doesn't know what I will ask. History is a big subject.
0:24:59 > 0:25:06is one from Pamela. "Why are they actually called knights?" I think
0:25:06 > 0:25:09it is because it is from a German word when the Saxons came over and
0:25:09 > 0:25:12conquered England. It meant a servant. Knights of people who went
0:25:12 > 0:25:16with their Lord or king and they sort of went into battle as their
0:25:16 > 0:25:23servants. That is what I think. Well done. I hope you are satisfied
0:25:23 > 0:25:28with that. Knights, as a whole, they were for 500 years and then
0:25:28 > 0:25:32none of them. Over here, I am very excited by this bit because we have
0:25:32 > 0:25:35some weapons F we understand these weapons we understand why we no
0:25:35 > 0:25:40longer see guys in this armour marching through the streets. This
0:25:40 > 0:25:49is a cross bow. It whats been around for ages. The best thing is
0:25:49 > 0:25:57anybody can use it. That means me, doesn't it? Let's have a go.
0:25:57 > 0:26:06low. I've got it. One, two, three... Good shot! Look at that. Amazing.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11Thank you, amazing. Try and re-load it. Bring the tension back on that.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16You have to use this contraption here. It is slow to load. That is
0:26:16 > 0:26:22why the English and Welsh in particular embraced the long-bow. A
0:26:22 > 0:26:28classic, iconic weapon of the 1400s. Look at this - it is accurate, much,
0:26:28 > 0:26:33much faster and you shoot perhaps seven, eight, nine times the arrows.
0:26:33 > 0:26:42So there would be a lot of arrows. Fast, accurate. What was the
0:26:42 > 0:26:47problem with this? One problem. I will show you it right now. That is
0:26:47 > 0:26:52as much as I can do. He has got the big shoulders. You have to train
0:26:52 > 0:26:57people. What you don't need to train people for is this. This is
0:26:57 > 0:27:05the original handgun. It looks nothing like a handgun. It is the
0:27:05 > 0:27:13ancestor of all guns. Gun powder comes over from the east. There is
0:27:13 > 0:27:19no shot in this. It might make a bang.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Once that comes along it is a game- changer. It would blast through the
0:27:23 > 0:27:27armour. It is a primitive version. Eventually it is the end of the
0:27:27 > 0:27:32knights and castles. Castles will get through castle walls as well.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36We've had a great day here at Dover castle. Thank you to everybody here.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Thanks too to Dover castle for letting us lose in this wonderful
0:27:40 > 0:27:47piece of British history. Next week we are taking to the seas on board
0:27:47 > 0:27:52on what was the greatest warship in the world, HMS Warrior.
0:27:52 > 0:28:00Masterchef's Greg Wallace will join tous look at how war rationing --
0:28:00 > 0:28:08join us to look at how war rationing lead to recipes. If you
0:28:08 > 0:28:14have any second world recipes get in touch with us. Go to our website
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