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The “Hunchback’s” Attempt to Kill Queen Victoria

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Two weeks after John Francis’s second attack on Queen Victoria, the 16-year-old John William Bean made an attempt to assassinate the Queen. “In 19th century Britain, treason had its own special rules of evidence and procedure, which made it difficult to … Continue reading →

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