The Assassinations of Queen Victoria
The Assassinations of Queen Victoria
Documentary examining eight separate attempts on the monarch's life during her 63-year reign, a story of danger, defiance and the unexpected threats lurking behind royal pageantry. Victoria insisted on showing herself to the crowds and in 1840 a gunman fired at her point blank on Constitution Hill in the City of Westminster, an assassination attempt that set a pattern for seven further attacks on her life
The Assassinations of Queen Victoria airs on 5 HD at 8:30 PM, Saturday 31 January. (Subtitles, new.)
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John McLaverty
Producer
Graeme Hart
Series Producer
Pauline Law
Executive Producer