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Milton's Mulberry
Episode 5 of 8
A history of the great mulberry tree which stands in the grounds of Christ's College, Cambridge, which appears to have been planted during the reign of Charles I.
A history of the great mulberry tree which stands in the grounds of Christ's College, Cambridge, which historians believe to have been planted during an attempt to establish a silk trade in Britain during the reign of Charles I. But the programme reveals how the tree has proved more successful at supplying the college with mulberry jam and ice cream.
Last on
Fri 4 Jul 2008
20:00