Dr Alexandra Gajda, John Walsh Fellow in History, featured in the most recent episode of the popular BBC Radio 4 series ‘Great Lives’ , which explored the life of Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634).
Dr Alexandra Gajda
It was Coke, a politician and lawyer, who, in 1605, prosecuted Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot co-conspirators for treason. Alex was joined on the show by Jesse Norman MP and presenter Ian Hislop, who discussed Coke’s rise to become Attorney General in 1594, his great rivalry with Francis Bacon, his most well-known prosecutions, and the impact of his successful but often controversial legal career on the law today.
The podcast is available to listen to on BBC Sounds here.
Dr Alexandra Gajda is John Walsh Fellow in History at Jesus College and Associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the political, religious and intellectual life of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.