Shakespeare’s Restless World | 8: City Life, Urban Strife

Duration: 13'34''

Synopsis

Documentary series, presented by Neil MacGregor. Part of Shakespeare Season. The life of London's apprentices and Shakespeare's groundlings told through a rare woollen cap.

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