Off with their heads!
This blog will look at the piece of English law known as an ‘Act of Attainder’. It can be passed for the crime of treason to sentence a person, or multiple people, to death without trial. Attainders date back to …
This blog will look at the piece of English law known as an ‘Act of Attainder’. It can be passed for the crime of treason to sentence a person, or multiple people, to death without trial. Attainders date back to …
At the top of the Elizabeth Tower is the Ayrton Light, a lantern-like structure installed in 1885 which shines whenever either House of Parliament sits after dark. Restoration of the ironwork, casing and access areas are now complete. All we …
It was the morning of June 7th, 1780. In parts of London the embers were still smouldering from a night of feral tumult. Lord George Gordon was en-route to St James Palace hoping to seek an audience with the …
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