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Black Legend

A dramatic retelling of the brutal double murder of Martha Broomham and her son Robert perpetrated by her husband George and his mistress Dorothy Newman on 23 February 1676.

Top Cast

  • Robert Hardy

    Robert Hardy

    Mad Thomas

  • Alan Cooke

    Alan Cooke

    The Prosecutor

  • John Schlesinger

    John Schlesinger

    The Judge

Overview

A dramatic retelling of the brutal double murder of Martha Broomham and her son Robert perpetrated by her husband George and his mistress Dorothy Newman on 23 February 1676.

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