Professor Richard Holmes, a British military historian featured in the NOVA film "Medieval Siege," talks ... size of the castle. During the civil wars of King John's reign, Odiham was defended ...

What a castle siege is How people prepared for a siege Different types of siege weapons What the Scottish Wars of Independence were This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3 ...

PC Trevor Lock, a hero of the famous Iranian embassy siege in London, has died at the age of 85. The Metropolitan Police bobby had only recently opted for what he thought would be a quieter life ...

If you knew a siege was coming, you stocked up even more. In 1173, for example, Salisbury Castle thought it was going to be besieged so it stocked up with corn, wheat, bacon, cheese, beans ...