For over six hundred years, Kings and Queens held lions, tigers and other wild beasts captive in the Tower of London.
This is the remarkable story of the first exotic animals to come to these shores and their royal owners.
The 600 year old Royal Menagerie holds tales of cruelty and conquest, curiosity and compassion as evidence of the zoo's exotic beasts is uncovered.
Broadcaster: BBC Two/History Zone
TX Date: April 2000
Executive Producer(s): Richard Bradley
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