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Battle Castle AvatarBattleCastle.TV: host @thehistoryguy reveals how to spot Crac des Chevaliers' long-lost defences http://t.co/XGmBESpF #CracdesChevaliers
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Battle Castle AvatarThanks for the fabulous review @medievalarchive! Can't wait for our world premiere tomorrow 9 p.m. on @HistoryTVCanada! http://t.co/Tkz7MuSu
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Battle Castle AvatarRT @MedievalArchive: New medieval castle series, Battle Castle premieres tomorrow night! Read the review and set your DVRs! http://t.co ...
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Battle Castle AvatarRT @TheGatekeep: Ever wanted to know what a machicolation was, but were too afraid to ask? @battlecastle will delve into that today! ;) ...
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Battle Castle AvatarThis offensive was part of the Seventh Crusade (1248–54). #CracdesChevaliers #castlefact
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Battle Castle AvatarBaybars first made a name for himself defending Egypt against attempted invasion by Louis IX, King of France. #CracdesChevaliers #castlefact
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Battle Castle AvatarRT @MedievalArchive: Caution: Full of awesome! MT @battlecastle 1st motion comic! The back story of Baybars, who besieged #CracdesCheval ...
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Hosted by Dan Snow

Battle Castle brings to life mighty medieval fortifications and the epic sieges they resist: clashes that defy the limits of military technology, turn empires to dust, and transform mortals into legends.

Six Mighty Castles

DoverConwyCrac des ChevaliersGaillardMalborkMalaga

Explore the Battle Castle structures and the masterminds behind them - men who turned stones into
strongholds, mortals into legends and empires into dust.

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Castle Defence 101: machicolations

February 22, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Today's post will get you up to speed on deadly medieval defensive structures known as machicolations so you're all ready to vote in Castle Battle #3.

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Dan Snow shares how to spot evidence of medieval entrance defences.
BattleCastle.TV: host Dan Snow reveals how to spot Crac des Chevaliers' long-lost defences

February 22, 2012 | By The Gatekeeper

Battle Castle host Dan Snow shares how to spot evidence of medieval entrance defences at Crac des Chevaliers. Using clues left in the stones, the portcullis, hinges and drawbar can be identified.

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The Crac des Chevaliers motion comic reveals the backstory of Baybars.
BattleCastle.TV: Crac des Chevaliers Motion Comic

February 21, 2012 | By Maija Leivo

Our first motion comic reveals the backstory of Baybars, the Mamluk Sultan who besieged Crac des Chevaliers.

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Battle Castle brings to life mighty medieval fortifications and the epic sieges they resist: clashes that defy the limits
of military technology, turn empires to dust, and transform mortals into legends.