Castle Stories25 Kesä 2021

Fiery Dragons: Castle Stories Episode 12

Dragons are mythical creatures of fantasy, and although many people associate them with the world of knights and castles, there never were any real dragons in the Middle Ages, right? Well, you might be interested to learn about the dragon brought to Durham from Ethiopia in the 16th century, or the “immense fiery dragons seen flying through the air” over Northumbria in 793CE. To medieval people, dragons were far from mythical, even if they did populate the legends of knights and saints. They were real animals whose appearance in the skies presaged disaster! This week, we take a look at medieval dragons…

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Dank Dungeons: Castle Stories Episode 2

Every good castle has it's very own dungeon. But what do we really know about these grim and forbidding prisons? Where they really full of racks and iron maidens and prisoners chained to the wall? Let...

3 Huhti 20217min

Spiral Stairs: Castle Stories Episode 1

Have you ever heard that all Castle stair cases go round clockwise? Aye, so have we! In this first episode of Newcastle Castle’s podcast, Castle Stories, our Learning Officer David takes a look at the...

24 Maalis 202110min