History's Deadliest Women: The Husband Killer
Until the 19th century in Britain, a woman killing her husband was guilty of worse than murder, she was guilty of petty treason. So what is petty treason? What is its very harsh punishment? And why was women killing their husbands so terrifying? Kate is joined by Rose Wallis, a social historian of crime, criminal…
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