Location
TW9 4DU
Dates
This exhibition CLOSED on Thu, 6th Apr 2023
This exhibition has finished.
Cost: Free of Charge
Description
Opening with the original Treason Act of 1352, elements of which are still on the statute books today, this exhibition explores stories as diverse as the charges brought against Anne Boleyn in 1536, the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649, the efforts of enslaved Baptist preacher Samuel Sharpe and his support for emancipation in Jamaica in 1832, and the case of “Lord Haw-Haw” William Joyce, who broadcast Nazi propaganda during the Second World War.
The exhibition brings iconic and unknown archival documents to life, including the original Treason Act and the Monteagle Letter that tipped off the Gunpowder Plot.
Many of the letters, pamphlets, posters, maps and trial papers forming the exhibition are being displayed for the first time ever, and visitors will be able to see a range of treasures from our collection.
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