Secrets of Great British Castles

This series is great! The initial description leaves out one of the most famous castles of all time though. Lets NOT forget Edinburgh Castle!! That particular episode is very well done as is each episode aired.

This show is not about castles. It's about some of the people that lived in them, or had them build. While it goes on and on about these people, it has sweeping views of a castle.

I wish after watching this show I could say I now know about the castles but unfortunately, not.

After the horrendous time we've had the last few years semi imprisoned in our houses, what would be better than a really long holiday at home without the bother of vaccine passports, quarantines, or PCR tests. Where to go? Why not visit Dan Jones's great British castles. He gave me an appetite to visit them all. Steeped in history, mostly violent but not all, I learned a lot about my own heritage. One nice touch was the experts, some of whom were just the right side of eccentric. All very well done. Looking forward to a continuation of the series.

In looking for documentaries on Netflix, I came across this series. I've always felt a little light in my knowledge of British castles, so I started watching this series.

This show is not dense with information; however, it also doesn't come across as fluff. There are actors reenacting historical events and people, many of whom are in multiple episodes (because how many kings or queens did Britain have?).

The narrator kind of goes off the rails from time to time trying to make the series more dramatic than it should be. Aside from that, it is a fun watch with some breath-taking views of castles and the surrounding areas.

I hope to visit the UK in the next year or so. I thought this series might help me to decide which castles to visit. I'm not sure why this series goes so seriously off the rails. Each episode is a deep-dive history lesson, with a castle in the backdrop. Few interiors are shown, and when they are, just for a few seconds. The episodes go into the history of the kings, nobles, and wars associated with each one. Exterior shots are shown, so I'm not sure if filming rights weren't in place or what the issue is. Warwick castle and Leeds castle are decent episodes for those wanting to actually see castles. The rest are about the kings, wars, murders associated with the area and the castle.