When farmhand and lay preacher George Loveless was convicted of conspiracy, both charge and sentence made the country gasp.

In 1844, Daniel O’Connell was hauled before a Dublin court to answer charges of seditious conspiracy, and he didn’t stand a chance.

It should never be labelled ‘dangerous’ to subject Government policy to calm and honest criticism.

A witness appeared before a Calcutta court, only to find that judge and learned counsel were determined to discredit her.

When he left Calcutta in February 1799 for a tour of Europe, Abu Taleb Khan scarcely expected to spend so much of his time in England trying to keep out of the courts.

After word came that Harry Demane had been lured aboard a slave-ship, Granville Sharp had only a few hours in which to make sure he did not sail.