The On the Record podcast delves into centuries of treason.
Guest host, Tracy Borman reveals tales of treason from across the globe, through documents which bring to life stories of people, power and plot in the new three-part mini-series.
The history of English monarchs has many assassination attempts. Queen Elizabeth I thwarted many attempts to replace her with a Catholic monarch, following her excommunication by the Pope. Two hundred years later, King George III acted with compassion after two separate assassination attempts.
The first episode looks at direct attempts to kill the monarch in the 16th and 19th centuries and their long-term impacts on the British legal system.
The ripple effects of treasonous plots through the story of Edward Earl of Warwick and the Cato Street Conspiracy are examined in the second episode.
In the final episode, Harvard University Professor, Vincent Brown, talks about how enslaved Africans in the Caribbean revolted in an attempt to overthrow their oppressors and regain their freedom.
The podcast is being released as part of a season of events and activities accompanying The National Archives exhibition, Treason: People, Power & Plot.
Episode one of On the Record: Treason: People, Power and Plot is available from today, 10 November, with following episodes released weekly.
