Raglan Castle: The Rise and Fall of a Magnificent Welsh Fortress

Explore the magnificent Raglan Castle in Wales with Kevin Hicks. In this video, Kevin dives into the rich history of this stunning 15th-century fortress. From its grand towers to its intricate design, Raglan Castle stands as a testament to the grandeur and strategic importance of medieval and Tudor architecture. Discover what remains of this once grand castle, and its role in the English Civil War.

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Illustrations by Ivan Lapper, with modifications © CADW
Box pew by Angelo Hornak via Alamy
Edward Somerset 2nd Marquis of Worcester © National Portrait Gallery, London

[mr]

Kevin, your models have got a lot bigger! Amazing, so realistic. 🏰

[andrewratcliffe]

Hi Kevin, thank you for another absolute Gem of a short film.
Im retired ex military myself, i find your channel and content fascinating and very well put together.
And i must say, your humble, loyal wife, has done your channel proud with the quality of the filming.
You have both ignited a lost passion i have for this kind of history.
Its clear to see you have a great passion for this particular subject, and your particular way of teaching us these things is very infectious.
Thank you sir.
A genuine national treasure in my humble opinion.
Thank you Mr and Mrs Higgs.

[duhquadman]

Oh wow! Im from Virginia and visited this amazing castle during my trip to Wales earlier this year!

Although the castles are grand, the most wonderful part of my vacation was being able to track down the farmhouse my ancestors lived in before they moved to Ohio in 1736

[MrHarrytheJew]

I was literally just thinking it would be excellent to enjoy one of Kevin’ amazing castle tours this evening. Well what do we have here!!!

[egallagher]

Thank you Kevin, there are few people who can take an (impressive) old ruin add some words and make of it a skeleton of a home, then take those same bare bones and make them into a place where a family lived and a community worked and all with no gimmicks or graphics using only a great voice with a wonderful passion, knowledge, and love, of history.
To anyone who meets you sir I would ask them to thank you on my behalf, for you are an entertainer and a man of history.

[FelishaGriffin-xr]

This is the part of history that I love learning about. We not only see beautiful places but also have an insight into the people. Very well done sir

[jodieg]

What I love so much about Medieval castles, towns, and dwellings in general is shows how much people lived together. We have to be in our modern society, the most indivually isolated people have ever been. All the people that worked and lived in a castle (or anywhere else) would have been co-mingling, working, arguing, and relaxing together nearly all their lives. It's honestly one of things that makes me sad when I look ruins, not just the destruction from all the wars and the loss of history, but what we seem to have lost socially from how we used to live, we still have some of it, just not as much. All those things like companionship, romantic and platonic, working together and famial ties that still make life worth living.

[aaronmcconnell]

I was pleasantly surprised to be watching a episode of "River hunnter's" and there is Mr Hicks helping out with some muskets it made my day.

[gfreeman]

Great tour Kevin..and saved me the cost of international travel, ..and admission.😊😊😊 Regards

[fshzelot]

Hexagonal tower design is the most pleasing to look at, beautiful castle

[TheCptkrunch]

Perfect way to unwind after a long day of working in the heat is cracking a cold one and watching these videos.

[ianthomas]

Kevin was obviously enjoying himself showing us around this magnificent castle and I'm sure anyone viewing this did too. Thanks for the tour Kevin

[benvincent]

Kevin, you are so good at what you do. Worth my time every time. Thank you

[JohnWilliams-fkhb]

Brilliant video local lad only 10 minutes away from the castle. It was my routine trip when I was a child. Seen the majority of castles in Wales now this was my first.

[legus]

Kevin in castles has to be some of my favorite content from this channel. Very interesting and informative inputs, too, it's always a delight to watch. Thank you, Kev!

[roydonovan]

Keep these videos coming Kev you legend.

[mm]

Mr. Hicks, as predicted, I have lured my dad into the addiction of watching your amazing videos 😂 (he was the one who introduced me into history stuff, what can I do 🤷🏻‍♀️😅) he is so happy he can watch them with Spanish captions. We love you and your videos!

[LaurieLeeAnnie]

What a beautiful castle and I just love how you bring them back to life!

[shonamcwilliam]

How many times am i going to watch this.
Kevin has more info & is a better guide than ptoffesional castle guides.

[Sol-Cutta]

Been saving this...gonna keep another week...this are some of my favourites..so instead i watched an older one...looking forward to this..🙏🙏🙏