{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/11c1773b-6d50-4dbb-b543-483046bdc241/6710dfa886130713c763956c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Defending a Castle","description":"<p>Gone Medieval continues to explore the life cycle of castles, today considering the role for which they were explicitly designed - as fortresses to protect those within - by focussing on the incredible Carlisle Castle.</p><p><br></p><p>Matt Lewis speaks to Professor Jackson Armstrong about this frontier castle and the significance of its location on the border of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis.&nbsp;The producer is Rob Weinberg.&nbsp;The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up <a href=\"https://historyhit.com/subscription\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a> for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘MEDIEVAL’ </p><p><br></p><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href=\"https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here &gt;</a></p>","author_name":"History Hit"}