How To Make Medieval-Style Royal Paint | Secrets Of The Castle | Real Royalty

Ruth, Peter and Tom enter the surprisingly colorful world of medieval interior design.

Peter and Tom painted and whitewashed the interior walls of a watchtower, transforming its dark stone walls into a bright space.

Ruth created medieval paints that were used to decorate walls with ornate patterns. Most pigments are from ocher extracted from the earth - burning it will produce darker tones. She decorated the castle's bedrooms using designs based on those recently discovered at a nearby 11th-century church.

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