Diabolical Queen Assassination Attempt Across Constitution Hill
A violent attempt on the Queen’s life occurred as she rode home from an afternoon drive. A gun discharged near Buckingham Palace but caused no injury, aided by the quick actions of a soldier and police. The suspected assailant was detained at the palace lodge and later questioned, while public figures and crowds expressed loyalty and relief.
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Oxford
Constitution-hill
Palace
Trance
Scotch Fusilier Guards
Arbuthnot
Col. Wylde
Buckingham Palace
Prince Albert
Palace Lodge
Russell
A Division
Gardner’s Lane
Hughes
Dorn Constitution Hill
Gardner’s-lane
Home Office
Count Mensdorf
Duchess of Kent
Clarence-house
St. James’s
Sarah
Royal
Duke of Cambridge
George of Cambridge
Queennager
Duke of Sussex
Baron Gersdorff
Duke of Beaufort
Marquis of Downshire
Granville Someret
Henry Wheatley
East Palace
Pearson
Stames
Apathy
Morning Chronicle
James Graham
Peter Laurie
Augustus Murray
Messrs
Dousbery and
Murray
Mr. Murray
Sir James Graham
Sir James
Col. Rowan
Hall
Bow-street
Francis
C. Murray
Lady Portman
Lord Portman
House of Lords
W. Lascelles
House of Commons
Chapel Royal
Eer
Saxe Meiningen
Mensdorf
Bouverie
Her
Wylde
Constitution Hill
Piccadilly
Apsley-house
Hyde-park
Hyde Park
Atrocious Attempt on Her Majesty Sparks Parliament Ad
A would be assassin fired a pistol at Queen Victoria as she rode home from Buckingham Palace. The would be regicide, John Francis, a 20 year old carpenter with ties to Covent Garden theatre, was captured. Ministers, the privy council, and Parliament prepared swift formal responses and adjourned amid widespread public concern.
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John Francis
Oxford
Covent-garden Theatre
Tottenlans Court-Road
Titchfield-street
Marylebone
Foster
William Elam
Mortimer Streat
Great Titchfield-street
Francis
Elam
Mr. Foster
Oxford-street
Constitution-hill
St. Ann's
Mark Russell
Great St. Andrew
Seven Dials
Covent-garden
Russell
Scotland-yard
Gardiner’s Lane
Her
Home Office
Mr. Francis
Mr. Russell
Tothill Fields
Tracy
Oxford-market
Covent Garden Theatre
Newgate
J. Graham
Home Secretary
Partridge
Fearce
Bethlem
Titchfield Street
Good
Nicar
Gardner’s Lane
Her Majesty
Commons
R. Peel
Ministry
Privy Council
James Graham
House of Commons
Robert Peel
Duke of Wellington
Lord Stanley
Earl of Haddington
Earl of
Jersey
Emiel
Hazasfald
Hall
Arbuthnot
Wailing
Trance
No. 100
Pearce
Buckingham Palace
Tothillfields Bridewell
Whitehall
Parliament Street
Kingstreet
Tothill-fields
Lord Aberdeen
Argyll-street
J. Guest
Lieut. Tracy
Tothill-street Prison
Graham
House of Jordante
Edward Knatchbull
Lord Fitzgerald
Duke of
Smith
London
Birmingham
Covent Garden
Crown
Maule
Weoauibonitis
Sydney Taylor
Eet Monettie
Victoria R
James Robert George Graham
Home Department
Sir Robert Peel
St. James's Park
Central Criminal Court
Lords
Earl of Shaftesbury
Duke of Richmond
Campbell, Brougham
Belove
F. Baring
Mr. Baring
Mr. C. Wood
Teasots
Dorsetshire
J. Russell
R. Pee
Gladstone
The
Times
House of Lords
James Murray
Prince Regent
Prince Consort
Buckingham-house
Marquess of Lansdowne
Lord Portmas
Lord Brougham
Marquis of Lansdowne
England
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Privy Seal
Marquis
Normandy
Lord Wharncliffe
Exchequer
Earl of Lincoln
Henry Hardinge
Lord Eliot
Lord Ashley
Advocate
Lord Granville Somerset
Viscount Mahon
R. H. Inglis
George Clerk
George Cockburn
John Russell
R. Feel
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