Edinburgh Castle

This guide to Edinburgh Castle follows mason William Wallace in the spring of 1617, racing against a deadline set by King James the Sixth, who had left Scotland for London in 1603 and was finally coming home. You'll hear how Wallace and his crew tore out and rebuilt the royal palace block, from new plasterwork to a chamber marking the king's birthplace, all against a fixed date on the calendar. It traces how close the work came to being finished in time, and what the rush cost the mason himself.