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Shooting Victoria
Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy
By Murphy, Paul Thomas
- ISBN
- 9781605983547
- Publisher
- Pegasus
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Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Social Sciences
Queen from 1837 until her death in 1901, Victoria was the longest reigning British monarch. Unsurprisingly, she's been the subject of numerous studies from many perspectives. Now Murphy (Univ. of Colorado; Toward a Working Class Canon) presents the stories of Victoria's seven would-be assassins. They ranged from Edward Oxford (who, in 1840, shot at a young pregnant Victoria while imagining himself the captain of "Young England," an organization ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
