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On 3rd May 1679, James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews, was dragged from his coach and brutally murdered by nine assassins. What did he do to deserve this fate, and did he have it coming?

James Bundy and Murdo Fraser discuss in episode of A Thistle with Thorns.

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On 3rd May 1679, James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews, was dragged from his coach and brutally murdered by nine assassins. What did he do to deserve this fate, and did he have it coming?

James Bundy and Murdo Fraser discuss in episode of A Thistle with Thorns.