BBC History - UK (2022-01)

Enemies of the state

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From William Wallace to Lord Haw-Haw, over the past seven

centuries the authorities have repeatedly sought to secure

treason convictions against people accused of betraying the

nation. Mark CornwallGZCOKPGUYJCVJKIJRTQNGVTGCUQP

cases can tell us about the evolving relationship between

individual rights and the power of the state

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