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Medieval treason and magic
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this podcast, two of our records specialists tell us about treason and necromancy in The National Archives' medieval records.The first part, narrated by Paul Dryburgh, tells the story of a band of men from Coventry who planned to kill King Edward II and his supporters, the Despencers, with a plot that involved wax effigies and pins. In the second part, Sean Cunningham discusses one of the earliest English language statements in legal history; a tale involving a mole catcher and a magical dismembered hand.
Released:
Jun 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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