The unfortunate Colonel Despard

The Tragic True Story of the Last Man Condemned to Be Hung, Drawn and Quartered

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340 pages 2004

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Explores and answers the question if outstanding British army officer Edward Marcus Despard (1751-1803) was a hero or a villain. An energetic study of the political complexity of the 1790s and the tragic story of the last condemned to be hung, drawn and quartered.

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