A sad and haunting story of a man who served the UK so well during his early career only to turn into an enemy in defence of the Irish people and their continued search for freedom from the British Rule.
It is said that hard cases make bad law. Perhaps the greatest proof of that aphorism was the definition of High Treason that was enthroned by the very clever but pompous Attorney General, F.E. Smith, which ensured Casement’s conviction and sealed his fate.
A fascinating account of one of the most infamous trails in British history.