He’s best known as the king who lost the battle of Hastings and died after being shot in the eye by an arrow (even though he probably wasn’t), but what we do we know of Harold Godwinson before that fateful day?
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.