Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Modernisation of the British Monarchy by Paul Thomas Murphy

Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Modernisation of the British Monarchy

Paul Thomas Murphy

688 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime adventurous informative slow-paced
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During Queen Victoria 's 64-year reign, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy...

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