The History Guy explores the trial of Jonathan Martin for arson at York Minster. It was a sensation at the time, an early test of the meaning of insanity, and deserves to be remembered.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.