Time Team S18E08 · Cannons and Castles - Mont Orgueil, Jersey

Overview

Tony Robinson heads to Jersey to investigate the origins of Mont Orgueil Castle. Today's castle is a Tudor structure built on earlier foundations, and it's that early castle, built by King John, that the Team are looking for.

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