The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History – Equivocation | The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

A description of the gruesome death of Sir Everard Digby and other traitors involved in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 3'03''
  • Broadcast year: 2013
Curriculum Connection
  • History | Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000-present | c1500-c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England | Case studies
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History
  • Episode: Equivocation
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