I Just Learned That The Traitors Was Based On This Historical Event And I’m Obsessed

The Traitors series 3 has started.

Alleviating our new year fear and seeing us through a quiet January, the BBC show The Traitors has made an incredibly welcome return to our screens in 2025.

So, while we’re getting all tied up in the mystery and madness of our favourite high camp game show, it’s worth talking about the origins of it because if anything, they’re even more chaotic and delicious than the show itself.

It all goes back to 1629...

This is what inspired The Traitors TV show

Jasper Hoogendoorn...