Famous Traitors: British History's Most Notorious Treason Cases

From William Wallace to Lord Haw-Haw, over the past seven centuries the authorities have repeatedly sought to secure treason convictions against people accused of betraying the nation. Mark Cornwall examines what 10 high-profile treason cases against those branded 'traitors' can tell us about the evolving relationship between individual rights and the power of the state...

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