The loss of the HMS Eurydice in 1878 is a story of tragedy, of mystery, and of enduring legend. Sailors still say the ship still haunts the waters around the Isle of Wight .
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.