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The five pounds that bought a dangerous idea
A dangerous idea can cost you everything: your family, your sight, your freedom. But what if you were certain it was true?
The five pounds that bought a dangerous idea
This episode explores the life of John Milton, a man whose radical ideas led to public book burnings and a warrant for his arrest. It asks what it means to carry a conviction so strong it defies all consequences.
Person: John Milton
Date: 1608
Location: Bread Street, London
Status: Impoverished, famous throughout Europe
- Thirty loose leaves of paper, without a title or binding, sat in a library for nearly sixty years before…
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