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NARRATOR: Admitting the candidate in to
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the order of chivalry
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was often a magnificent, colourful
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and sumptuous affair.
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MUSIC: (low moody cellos)
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NARRATOR: The wearing of armour,
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and of course, the symbolic
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girding of the sword
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helped to mark admission
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in to this elite group.
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It's quite interesting that the
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ceremony of dubbing to
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knighthood is very similar
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to the ceremony of
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creating a King.
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and it's the church trying to
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impose a ritual on secular society.
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NARRATOR: Large garrisons were needed
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to cope with frequent raids
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from the local tribes.
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Roman forts were built to a
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standardised rectangular shape
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a shape that is still plainly
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visible in fortifications
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which were reused.
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Dorchester Castle was originally
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built to protect the Roman imperial
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fleet at Portsmouth.
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It failed.
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But after the Romans abandoned Britain
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to its dark ages around 400 AD
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the triumphant Barbarians
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took over the empty site.