59 min
Attempts to kill Queen Victoria (part 1 of 2) - Shooting for notoriety Consistently Eccentric History
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This week we are discussing the first four attempts on the life of Queen Victoria, which all took place during a two year span from 1840-42.
While most of her subjects seemed to love the young Queen, the inequality in Britain meant that there were plenty of people who felt that life was rigged against them and at least three of these subjects had access to guns.
So join us for a tale of poor marksmanship, even poorer assessments of mental health, and weird historical quirks in the first of a two part series on the people who wanted to show the establishment that they were very, very frustrated with their position in Victorian Britain.
Gust Host: Emma Heathcote
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we are discussing the first four attempts on the life of Queen Victoria, which all took place during a two year span from 1840-42.
While most of her subjects seemed to love the young Queen, the inequality in Britain meant that there were plenty of people who felt that life was rigged against them and at least three of these subjects had access to guns.
So join us for a tale of poor marksmanship, even poorer assessments of mental health, and weird historical quirks in the first of a two part series on the people who wanted to show the establishment that they were very, very frustrated with their position in Victorian Britain.
Gust Host: Emma Heathcote
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59 min