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Treason, Trials and Tribulations

Dr Sophie Coulombeau of Cardiff University asks what the treason trials of 1794 tell us about Britain鈥檚 supposed attachment to freedom of speech.

Sophie Coulombeau also writes for 大象传媒 Arts about the influence of master political caricaturist James Gillray: read her feature, Biting Satire, using the related link below.

Find out more about James Gillray (1757 - 1815) at Oxford鈥檚 Ashmolean Museum where the exhibition Love Bites: Caricatures by James Gillray runs until 21 June 2015.

Other digital images courtesy of the Getty鈥檚 Open Content Program.

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Role Contributor
Director John O'Rourke
Presenter Sophie Colombeau
Series Producer Andrew Lockyer
Executive Producer Tanya Hudson

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