Ep 240 - Seven Assassins for Queen Victoria
Description
Ep 240 is loose! And this week we look at the multitude of men who seemingly tried to get rid of Queen Victoria.
Who were the seven assailants? Did they really want the queen dead? And how do YOU walk around the park?
The secret ingredient is...assassins!
Get cocktails, poisoning stories and historical true crime tales every week by following and subscribing to The Poisoners' Cabinet wherever you get your podcasts. Find us and our cocktails at www.thepoisonerscabinet.com
Join us Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepoisonerscabinet
Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepoisonerscabinet
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepoisonerscabinet/
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoisonersCabinet
Listen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonersCabinet
Sources this week include:
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20230519-how-assassins-revealed-a-hidden-side-to-queen-victoria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Oxford#Historiography
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5m5zjvDYrBMBGFJCFNmWgcY/the-seven-men-who-tried-to-kill-queen-victoria
- https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Queen-Victoria-Eight-Assassination-Attempts/
- https://www.history.com/news/eight-times-queen-victoria-survived-attempted-assassinations
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Maclean
- Shooting Victoria by Paul Thomas Murphy
- How To Be A Victorian by Ruth Goodman
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.