Preview | The Quest for Camelot
Preview: Season 23 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A professor seeks to prove Arthurian legends have roots in actual British history.
Can the stories about King Arthur be proven true? Was the legendary court of Camelot a real place? Join Prof. Mark Horton on his journey across Britain to prove real events and places inspired the chivalric myths. Horton scours medieval texts and archaeological sites for a new understanding of the Arthurian legends and what Britain was like after the Romans left in the fifth century.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
SECRETS OF THE DEAD is made possible, in part, by public television viewers.
Preview | The Quest for Camelot
Preview: Season 23 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Can the stories about King Arthur be proven true? Was the legendary court of Camelot a real place? Join Prof. Mark Horton on his journey across Britain to prove real events and places inspired the chivalric myths. Horton scours medieval texts and archaeological sites for a new understanding of the Arthurian legends and what Britain was like after the Romans left in the fifth century.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-On "Secrets of the Dead"... Tales tell of a legendary ruler: King Arthur.
-This is entertainment -- sometimes beautifully written, but it's not history.
-But Professor Mark Horto believes cutting-edge archeology could unearth the historica origins of the real Round Table.
-I'm pretty convinced that it's here, this very spot.
-The Quest for Camelot, on "Secrets of the Dead."
Discovered Ruins May Have Inspired the Round Table
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S23 Ep4 | 3m 1s | New evidence suggests an amphitheater became a stronghold linked to Arthur’s Round Table. (3m 1s)
How the Sword in the Stone May Have Begun
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S23 Ep4 | 1m 53s | Iron smelting at a temple site may have inspired the legend of King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur. (1m 53s)
New Evidence That Roman Life Continued After the Empire's Fall
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S23 Ep4 | 3m 1s | New dating shows a Roman villa mosaic was laid in the 5th century, reshaping post-Roman Britain. (3m 1s)
A Roman Dragon's Possible Link to King Arthur
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S23 Ep4 | 2m 10s | A Roman military belt bearing a dragon design may hint at the military roots of King Arthur. (2m 10s)
Was This City the Real Camelot?
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S23 Ep4 | 2m 53s | Did Cirencester remain the center of a prosperous post-Roman kingdom in the time of King Arthur? (2m 53s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
SECRETS OF THE DEAD is made possible, in part, by public television viewers.