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Treason: from Anne Boleyn to Lord Haw Haw

Treason: from Anne Boleyn to Lord Haw Haw

Professor Mark Cornwall discusses the history of treason, exploring how the definition of ‘traitor’ has changed through the centuries

Kev Lochun

Published: August 2, 2022 at 12:06 PM

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Professor Mark Cornwall charts the history of treason in Britain. He tells Kev Lochun how a handful of high profile cases – from Anne Boleyn and the gunpowder plotters to Lord Haw Haw – can shed light on the evolving nature of individual rights versus the power of the state.

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Kev LochunDigital editor (audience and video)

Kev Lochun is digital editor (audience and video) at HistoryExtra

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