248. Medieval Treason (Part 1)

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

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Join Tom and Dominic at the National Archives as they explore the history of treason in Britain, going right back to the 1351 treason act. How has treason changed since its inception? Why are traitors hanged, drawn, and quartered? What impact did the reformation have upon treason? As these questions are answered, the story will interlink with some of the biggest characters in British history: Richard III, Henry VIII, James I, and more! Treason: People, Power and Plot opens at The National Archives on 5th November and runs until 6th April. It is free to all. For all information and to delve deeper please visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/treason. This episode is sponsored by the National Archives. Join The Rest Is History Club (www.restishistorypod.com) for ad-free listening to the full archive, weekly bonus episodes, live streamed shows and access to an exclusive chatroom community. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.2	by The National Archives. Enjoy the show. Hello and welcome to the restless history and Dominic this has been a month
0:59.2	absolutely full of news as it not I mean one could say there's been an excess of news you can
1:04.7	never have too much news Tom well I so I don't know if you saw a couple of a few weeks
1:08.8	back in the Sunday Times one of the many papers for which you write.
1:13.0	Of course I must have read every word.
1:14.5	Well, so did you notice this, that there was a report about the treason laws.
1:20.5	And it said ministers are planning to, amid all the other things they're planning,
1:24.8	ministers are planning to update Britain's 650 year old treason laws
1:29.8	so they can be used to prosecute jahadies, hackers and other malign actors who swear allegiance
1:36.2	to a hostile foreign power.
1:38.0	You will recall that I was described as a malign actor by the Scotsman at the Edinburgh Festival,
1:42.4	Tom, for my performance as Thomas Beckett
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