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Timeline - World History Documentaries

Timeline - World History Documentaries

How To Build A Medieval Castle From Scratch

Oct 22, 2026 · 59 min · 11 segments

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Top entities: Peter Ginn×16 Guédelon Castle×12 Ruth Goodman×26 Tom Pinfold×12 France×6

Speakers: Ruth GoodmanHostPeter GinnHostTom PinfoldHostFlorian AnnucciGuestSimon DunnGuestGary BakerGuestJim NewboltGuestPhilippe DelageGuestClément GuérardGuestMartin ClaudelGuestFabrice MangotGuest

Guédelon and Castle Design2:03 – 6:31

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:03

It's March.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:04

Tom, Ruth and Peter have travelled to Saint-Fangio, 100 miles south of Paris, where Guédelon Castle is being built.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:14

They're now 17 years into a 25-year project, and over the next few months, its most defining features, the towers, will take shape.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:24

It's just

C

Clément GuérardGuest

2:25

something else.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:26

Look at those things up there.

C

Clément GuérardGuest

2:27

Oh, my goodness.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:29

Makes you dizzy.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:32

The team are meeting members of Guédelon's workforce.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:35

Master mason, Florian Annucci, and site administrator, Sarah Preston.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:40

This is amazing.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:42

Well, thank you so much for coming so far to see our castle in the making.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:45

I'd like to introduce you first of all to Florian.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:48

Florian is our master mason, so he's going to be guiding you throughout your stay here.

2:52

You oversee this entire project.

2:53

That is amazing.

2:55

That really is.

2:57

Well,

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

2:58

it's really simple.

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

3:01

I just have to know very well the

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:04

castle.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:04

But you're almost like the puppet master.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:06

You have the people working in the quarry, the people working as masons, the carpenters.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:11

You've got to control everyone.

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

3:13

Well, I prefer the image of a musical conductor.

Peter GinnPersonBritish archaeologist
98%16 mentions
Guédelon CastleEntityCastle in Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe, France
93%12 mentions
Ruth GoodmanPersonBritish historian
89%26 mentions
Tom PinfoldPersonTV personality
84%12 mentions
FranceCountryCountry in Europe
80%6 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
75%7 mentions
ParisCityCapital of France
70%1 mention
PulleyEntity
66%2 mentions
French peopleEntityPeople
61%4 mentions
SandEntity
57%1 mention
LimestoneEntityType of rock
52%1 mention
Gary BakerPerson
48%4 mentions
English peopleEntityEthnic group
43%3 mentions
Norman ConquestEventInvasion
39%1 mention
Eleanor of AquitainePersonFormer Queen consort of England
34%2 mentions
CaernarfonCityTown in Wales
30%1 mention
EnglandCountryUK constituent country
25%1 mention
EuropeContinentContinent
20%2 mentions
Dan SnowPersonBritish-Canadian historian and writer
16%1 mention
AssisiLandmarkTown in Italy
7%1 mention
GermanyCountryCountry in Europe
7%1 mention
ItalyCountryCountry in Europe
7%1 mention

Archaeology
13th-Century French Castle DesignArchitecture > Medieval Architecture > Castle Architecture
13th-Century EuropeHistory > Medieval History
Medieval Castle BuildingHistory > Medieval History > 13th-Century Europe
Guédelon Castle ReconstructionHistory > Medieval History > 13th-Century Europe > Medieval Castle Building
Guédelon Castle Towers and ChapelArchitecture > Medieval Architecture > Castle Architecture > 13th-Century French Castle Design
Historical Building TechniquesArchaeology > Experimental Archaeology
Medieval Masonry and Construction MethodsArchaeology > Experimental Archaeology > Historical Building Techniques
Guédelon Living Archaeology ProjectArchaeology > Experimental Archaeology > Historical Building Techniques > Medieval Masonry and Construction Methods
Medieval Construction TechnologyEngineering > Historical Engineering
Traditional Lifting and Material-Working SystemsEngineering > Historical Engineering > Medieval Construction Technology
13th-Century Daily LifeCulture > Medieval Culture
Medieval Domestic Work, Clothing, and FoodCulture > Medieval Culture > 13th-Century Daily Life
Worker Cottages, Crafts, Clothing, and PottageCulture > Medieval Culture > 13th-Century Daily Life > Medieval Domestic Work, Clothing, and Food
Architecture
Medieval ArchitectureArchitecture
Castle ArchitectureArchitecture > Medieval Architecture
Medieval CultureCulture
Experimental ArchaeologyArchaeology
Medieval HistoryHistory
History
Culture
Engineering
Historical EngineeringEngineering

Guédelon and Castle Design2:03 – 6:31

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:03

It's March.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:04

Tom, Ruth and Peter have travelled to Saint-Fangio, 100 miles south of Paris, where Guédelon Castle is being built.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:14

They're now 17 years into a 25-year project, and over the next few months, its most defining features, the towers, will take shape.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:24

It's just

C

Clément GuérardGuest

2:25

something else.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:26

Look at those things up there.

C

Clément GuérardGuest

2:27

Oh, my goodness.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:29

Makes you dizzy.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:32

The team are meeting members of Guédelon's workforce.

D

Dan SnowNarrator

2:35

Master mason, Florian Annucci, and site administrator, Sarah Preston.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:40

This is amazing.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:42

Well, thank you so much for coming so far to see our castle in the making.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:45

I'd like to introduce you first of all to Florian.

Ruth GoodmanHost

2:48

Florian is our master mason, so he's going to be guiding you throughout your stay here.

2:52

You oversee this entire project.

2:53

That is amazing.

2:55

That really is.

2:57

Well,

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

2:58

it's really simple.

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

3:01

I just have to know very well the

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:04

castle.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:04

But you're almost like the puppet master.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:06

You have the people working in the quarry, the people working as masons, the carpenters.

T

Tom PinfoldHost

3:11

You've got to control everyone.

F

Florian AnnucciGuest

3:13

Well, I prefer the image of a musical conductor.

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