2/4. Jonathan Bate goes to Manchester, scene of the 1819 Peterloo massacre, which inspired Shelley's The Mask of Anarchy. Poet Tom Paulin and historian Clive Emsley measure the weight of the poem as history and verse.
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2/4. Jonathan Bate goes to Manchester, scene of the 1819 Peterloo massacre, which inspired Shelley's The Mask of Anarchy. Poet Tom Paulin and historian Clive Emsley measure the weight of the poem as history and verse.
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