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Ned Despard

'Poldark': Who Was the Real Ned Despard?

10/24/2019

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in History by Janet Mullany

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The real-life story of reckless, tempestuous colonel Edward Despard is woven through much of Poldark Season 5.

But was he a dangerous revolutionary or a flawed idealist? We'll give you the history to decide for yourself.