In 1747, on the banks of the Thames in Twickenham, Horace Walpole set out to build something extraordinary – a “little Gothic castle” unlike anything seen before. The result was Strawberry Hill, a theatrical masterpiece that would ignite Britain’s Gothic Revival. Discover the eerie origins of ‘gloomth’, the birth of Gothic fiction, and the strange tale of a tea merchant desperate to step inside this haunting new landmark.
This clip is from Castles: Britain’s Fortified History (2014)
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