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This episode discusses the 1804 murder of Thomas Millwood and its implications for self-defense laws in the UK.

This week we're talking about the 1804 murder of Thomas Millwood , a case which would set a legal precedent in regards to self-defence in the UK, albeit 180 years later. Our oddity is the Amputated Penis . CONNECT WITH US: https://linktr.ee/mortalmusingspodcast BONUS CONTENT: https://www.patreon.com/MortalMusingsPodcast OFFICIAL MERCH: https://mortalmusingspodcast.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://buymeacoffee.com/mortalmusings https://www.paypal.me/mortalmusingspodcast 10% OFF DEAD INSIDE DESIGN https://deadinsidedesign.com/?ref=MORTAL Sources: Newspapers.com : Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle: - 09 Jan 1804 Page 3 The Morning Post: - 06 Jan 1804 Page 3 - 14 Jan 1804 Page 3 https://books.google.ie/books?id=ggMhkDz-33EC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18040111-79 https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2015/10/the-case-of-a-ghost-haunted-england-for-over-two-hundred-years/ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3944560&view=1up&seq=269 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213485174/thomas-millwood http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3364467.stm…

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