Medieval castles were not bare stone inside like today's ruins ... Wales and Northern Ireland and at 3rd Level in Scotland. Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn ...

Plane Castle near Stirling, a 14th century fortress visited by royals including Mary Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle ... the Scottish and English after many bloody bombardments and sieges throughout the centuries. Inside its stone ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle ... the Scottish and English after many bloody bombardments and sieges throughout the centuries. Inside its stone ...

NOVA: When we think of life inside a medieval castle, what usually comes to mind are lords, ladies, and maybe knights. But it actually was a much more diverse group than this, wasn't it?

This series is suitable for teaching history at Key Stage 3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at 3rd Level in Scotland ... see how medieval peasants lived. Inside a medieval castle.