Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications and ingenious systems to counter attacks, fortresses are considered impenetrable. And yet, certain skilful warlords have successfully stormed them. How did they manage this? Discover the stories behind some of the medieval world's greatest battles and the strategists who oversaw them.

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