Colonel of the Revolution - The Plot to Kill King George III - London, 1802
The western world is on fire - revolutions against Europe’s oldest monarchies topple royal families and rebels seize control from their imperial overlords. Into this world, enters Edward Despard - a man brought up to believe in the British Empire and ended up being branded as a terrorist with treason in his heart. How did such a model imperial subject become it’s greatest threat? Listen in to hear the tumultuous rollercoaster of the Despard Plot.