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Through the Courts

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Ciive Anderson presents a series exploring history through court cases. Treason. )n 1581 Jesuit Edmund Campion was tried fortreason and executed because he refused to deny his Catholic faith in Protestant England. Over 250 years later
Chartist John Frost was found guilty of treason and sentenced to die for organising a workers' uprising against the state. How has ourdefinition of treason changed over the centuries, and what can treason trials teii us about our national insecurities and prejudices? Producer John Byrne. Repeated Saturday 3.30pm

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Ciive Anderson
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Jesuit Edmund Campion
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John Frost
Producer:
John Byrne.
Source: Radio Times

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