Château Gaillard was one of the places we knew we wanted to see on our campervan journey through France. Richard the Lionheart’s ruined fortress is spectacular, but it was the story of the ordinary people caught up in its siege that stayed with me.

Château Gaillard was one of the places we knew we wanted to see on our campervan journey through France. Richard the Lionheart’s ruined fortress is spectacular, but it was the story of the ordinary people caught up in its siege that stayed with me.