Ep 240 - Seven Assassins for Queen Victoria
There were several attempts on Queen Victoria's life, but the reasons for the atttacks are a little...crazy? Grab a Red Killer for this one
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Show Notes
Ep 240 is loose! And this week we look at the multitude of men who seemingly tried to get rid of Queen Victoria.
Who were the seven assailants? Did they really want the queen dead? And how do YOU walk around the park?
The secret ingredient is...assassins!
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Sources this week include:
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230519-how-assassins-revealed-a-hidden-side-to-queen-victoria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Oxford#Historiography
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5m5zjvDYrBMBGFJCFNmWgcY/the-seven-men-who-tried-to-kill-queen-victoria
- https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Queen-Victoria-Eight-Assassination-Attempts/
- https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Maclean
- Shooting Victoria by Paul Thomas Murphy
- How To Be A Victorian by Ruth Goodman
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