In this episode, Anna Adima talks to April Jackson, ESRC-funded PhD candidate at the University of Leicester, who is researching the laws, practices and perceptions of judicial execution across the British Empire between 1815 and 1980. They discuss April’s research, researching global history during a pandemic, methodologies, as well as ideas around decolonising the concept of violence and capital punishment.

Content warning: this episode contains many references to violence and capital punishment. Listener discretion is advised.