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Shakespeare's Restless World - 18. London Becomes Rome - BBC Sounds

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Shakespeare's Restless World

18. London Becomes Rome18. London Becomes Rome

Released On: 09 May 2012

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Neil MacGregor surveys the triumphal arches created for James I's entry into London.

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