Castles: Secrets, Mysteries and Legends

History Documentary hosted by Ian Rutter, published by SBS in 2021 - English narration



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-- Original title: "Castillos: secretos, misterios y leyendas" --

The incredible histories within the stone walls of over 40 castles in four European countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain. Myths and legends are also explored, from ghosts and monsters to inexplicable noises and claims of treasure; to unimaginable tortures, murders, and deaths for love.
For centuries, European fortresses have been silent witnesses to the continent's history. Great events were staged in castles. Castles have also served as a backdrop for whatever inspires imagination: mysteries, legends and romances have been constantly brewing in these fortresses. Some for the reason of religious or military matters, others due to love, family and jealous affairs. From the prison halls of Lincoln Castle in Britain, to Braganca Castle in Portugal where D. Leonor stabbed her unfaithful husband.
This is a journey through several European countries in search of the keys that have made their castles guardians of History. Join us as we travel to the many British, German, Spanish & Portuguese cities decorated with astonishing medieval castles to see how the different cultures left traces of their presence in these mysterious constructions

Written,Directed & Produced by Ruben Artalejo, Robert Fonollosa ; Zona Mixta S.L. Production with Off the Fence Worldwide distribution

4)  Portugal
Portugal is scattered with castles and forts from the very north of the country to the Algarve in the south. The region was fought over for long periods of its history, by Romans, Visigoths, Moors, Christians and then later by Spanish and French invaders. Castles were built throughout the ages to protect strategic towns and cities. Many of Portugal's castles are closely related to the Order of the Temple and to independence from the Muslim and Spanish kingdoms. The fortresses reveal an Arab influence dating back centuries combined with the Templar presence and Portuguese flair that made these constructions seemingly impregnable.

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 3 745 kb/s
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 51 min 59 s
Number Of Parts: 4
Part Size: 1.37 GB - 1.45 GB
Source: HDTV (Thanks to CBFM)
Encoded by: DocFreak08

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