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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 min. 15 sec.) ; 315468739 bytes |
| Summary |
The enormous popularity of recent British dramas has led to vast interest in the real-life stories and history of the icons of Great Britain. Each episode of this series visits a famous British building or institution to explore its past and present, meeting a wide range of experts and historians along the way.Standing guard over the city of London for nearly 1000 years, this formidable fortress has been a royal castle, a prison, a place of execution and torture, an armoury, and the Royal Mint. Over the centuries it has gone from a symbol of imperialism and tyranny to a national treasure. This episode, Secrets of The Tower of London, goes behind the Tower's ancient walls to expose its secrets and stories. (From the US) (Documentary) PG (A) CCFollow the conversation on twitter: #sbsdoco |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2014-12-09 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Tower of London (London, England)
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Civilization.
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William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087.
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England -- London.
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Streaming video
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West, Samuel, cast
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