Synopsis
This edition visits Harlech Castle in North Wales, the focus of the most bitter Anglo-Welsh conflict.
- Programme: Britain's Best Buildings
- Episode: 01: Harlech Castle
- Channel: BBC Parliament
- Broadcast year: 2017
- History
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