Tony Robinson and the Team visit the remains of Hopton Castle in Shropshire. Although it's picturesque, it was the site of a series of gruesome battles that took place at height of the English Civil War, when a Royalist force laid siege to a small garrison of Parliamentarians inside the castle. The Team use contemporary accounts and the evidence from their own trenches to separate fact from propaganda and piece together a blow-by-blow account of these violent days in 1644. The dig immediately produces evidence of battle. Over three days the archaeology begins to build up a compelling story of how the defenders fought off two attacks, killing hundreds of Royalists, before finally succumbing to the greater numbers of their enemy.
| Title | Time Team - Season 17 Episode 5 The Massacre in the Cellar - Hopton Castle, Shropshire |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Genre | Documentary, Mystery |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Studio | More4, Channel 4, YouTube |
| Cast | Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake |
| Crew | |
| Alternative Titles | |
| Keyword | investigation, educational, british history, archeological dig, archeology |
| First Air Date | Jan 16, 1994 |
| Last Air date | Apr 07, 2024 |
| Season | 21 Season |
| Episode | 239 Episode |
| Runtime | 50:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.10/ 10 by 14.00 users |
| Popularity | 19.696 |
| Language | English |
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