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• Song Name: Sir Francis Burdett
• Artist: Historic Royal Palaces
• Album: Prisoners at the Tower of London

A fervent reformist, Sir Francis Burdett was a 19th century politician whose zealous defence of the freedom of the press led to his imprisonment in the Tower of London for three months in spring 1810. This podcast, created for the Tower of London’s 2010-11 ‘Prisoners and Punishment’ display, explores the story of Burdett’s rise to superstar status during this most radical of political events.

Produced by HRP Tower of London Education Service in conjunction with the Royal Armouries.

This podcast uses the following sound files:
From Freesound(http://www.freesound.org):
• Grandfather clock from ‘digifishmusic’ (Grandfather Clock – digifish.mp3)
• Gunshots from ‘dobroide’ (20061105.gunshot.03.wav)
• Horses galloping from‘man’ (cavallicorsa.aif)
From Soundsnap (http://www.soundsnap.com):
• Riots from ‘Airborne Sound’ (Angry Mexican)