COLONEL NED DESPARD, THE IRISHMAN HANGED IN LONDON FOR HIGH TREASON IN 1803—TRAITOR OR MARTYR?

By Teddy Fennelly The story of Col. Ned Despard, the Irishman who was hanged for treason in London in 1803, has been well documented but largely forgotten until it was brought before a new, and huge, audience when he was featured in a highly dramatic episode in the fifth series of the BBC romantic historical ... Read more

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