Jonathan Freedland finds out how today's concerns about the privacy of our communications, and debates about encryption, have intriguing precedents in the 17th century.

Producer Clare Walker.

Jonathan Freedland finds out how today's concerns about the privacy of our communications, and debates about encryption, have intriguing precedents in the 17th century. Producer Clare Walker.

John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail

Jonathan Freedland presents the series in which stories from the past are compared with current events.

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John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail

John Thurloe, Cromwell's postmaster, and the interception of mail