"Why? 'Cause I hates all cruelty."
July 12, 2019 4:43 AM Subscribe
The Trial of Bill Burns Under Martin's Act (SLYT). The British folk singer and researcher Jon Wilks revives a forgotten 1820s ballad about animal cruelty and the earliest UK legislation created to counter it. Click the video's "Show More" link for info on the song's origins.
More on Martin's Act.
Painting of the real Bill Burns' trial.
Jon Wilks' website.
More on Martin's Act.
Painting of the real Bill Burns' trial.
Jon Wilks' website.
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