Join the Time Team as they uncover the secret history of Radcot, a tiny hamlet in Oxfordshire with a massive secret! What starts as a simple dig for a lost Norman castle, mentioned in an ancient chronicle from 1142, quickly becomes a thrilling journey through centuries of English history. The team’s geophysics survey reveals intriguing shapes beneath the surface, but the truth is far more complex than a single castle. This site, known as “The Garrison,” proves to be a rare archaeological jackpot, containing evidence of a Roman settlement, a Norman castle from the 12th century, and even a 17th-century English Civil War fort.
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Thank you for this gem❤
Roman Villa
Civil war
Steven and Matilda
The rare turducken of archeology
Time Team! Yeah!!
Not new.
NO SATELLITE IT WAS Geophysical survey
Digging in the garden in England. What's that luv? A Viking helmet, I think. Put it on the shelf with crown thing, will you hon?
Literally went on holiday there, walked around that place and knew instantly it was a castle. Especially since it’s well known that England tore down a-lot of its castles. The Normans slighted rebel castles. After they won the war, they made sure the rebels didn’t have strong holds. So they went around tearing down castles that they deemed to be from a rebel family or faction. So plenty were still up. They didn’t just bring castles down. They made new ones. They were needed to secure their power. They just fought a tough war. Then after the English civil war, the English slighted many castles as well. They were tired of the civil wore and decided that rebels will have no place to call headquarters. So they slighted all the castles they felt no need for. Simply went walking around and said “two, that’s castle looks like prime real estate for rebels, take it down”. Then they thought, we have enough castles, let’s not build new ones so there can’t be a second rebellion with forts available to them. Just like Tony stark, the English learn from their mistakes. I also made up being there.
American here. I love this show.
Not a huge fan of Stephan since he threatened to trebuchet my 26th great grandfather into Newbury Castle during the anarchy.
What an amazing site to dig though!
These are wonderful! So glad I found this channel 😁🤗