S1E5:Mary Surratt - Assassinating a President

7 Feb 202427 minTV-PG

Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of Mary Surratt, a pious widow and mother, who faced a death sentence for conspiring to murder President Abraham Lincoln. Lucy is joined by Evy Poumpouras, former special agent with the Secret Service, who protected five US presidents while Dr Nikki M Taylor, Professor of History at Howard University, travels to Ford’s Theatre and the Surratt House Museum.