Could this civil war have toppled England? | Bad Kings and the battle for Dover Castle

Bad Kings, backstabbing barons and the battle for Dover Castle. The Siege that Saved Dover Castle and Medieval England. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/subhistoryextrayoutube

Often called 'the forgotten invasion', life for the average English person would look very different now if this fortress had fallen to the French in 1216–17.

In 2024, English Heritage opened an interactive exhibition, ‘Dover Castle Under Siege’. HistoryExtra’s David Musgrove speaks to senior properties historian Paul Pattison to find out more.

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00:00 Intro
00:29 The First Barons' War of 1215
03:03 The spring of 1216
03:57 The Siege of 1216
07:29 The fall of the barbican and outer bailey
08:00 The English fight back
08:30 The death of King John
09:33 The dawn of 1217
10:24 France's secret weapon
11:40 The battles for Lincoln and Sandwich
12:36 The Treaty of Lambeth
13:31 Dover Castle: the key to England
14:53 Dover Castle's rich history

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