Simon Schama’s Shakespeare | 2: Hollow Crowns

Simon Schama looks at how Shakespeare's most profound tragedies may have been inspired by the bard's experiences writing for the courts of Elizabeth I and James I.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 01'00'32''
  • Broadcast date: 2012
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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