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Oct 2022
15m 40s

Edith Cavell is Tried for Treason

Airship | Noiser | Wondery
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October 7, 1915. During World War One, British nurse Edith Cavell is put on trial for treason for helping hundreds of wounded Allied soldiers escape German territory.

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