#2 How Carol X fought for justice after a brutal attack
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01/17/22 • 17 min
Forty years ago, the brutal attack on Carol X shocked Scotland and rocked the country’s legal establishment to the core. The decision not to prosecute became a major political scandal and resulted in a historic private prosecution – only the third in 300 years.
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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues
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Forty years ago, the brutal attack on Carol X shocked Scotland and rocked the country’s legal establishment to the core. The decision not to prosecute became a major political scandal and resulted in a historic private prosecution – only the third in 300 years.
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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues
License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues
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Narrated by Alex Norton. Words by Norman Silvester, produced by Ema Sabljak for the Glasgow Times.
Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/badass-blues
License code: MT7EQUAUCDLZ2K2F
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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