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The murder of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval :

(Number (ISBN

152673124X

(Number (ISBN

152675147X

(Number (ISBN

9781526731241

(Number (ISBN

9781526751478

Title Proper

The murder of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a portrait of the assassin /

First Statement of Responsibility

Martin Connolly.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Barnsley, South Yorkshire :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Pen & Sword History,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 161 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, facsimiles, 1 map, portraits ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.

Text of Note

England entered the nineteenth century having lost the American states and was at war with France. The slave trade had been halted and the country was in torment, with industrialization throwing men and women out of work as poverty haunted their lives. As the merchants of England and America saw their businesses stagnate and profits plummet, everyone blamed the government and its policies. Those in charge were alarmed and businessmen, who were believed to be exploiting the poor, were murdered. Assassination indeed stalked the streets. The man at the centre of the storm was Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. From the higher reaches of society to the beggar looking for bread, many wanted him dead, due to policies brought about by his inflexible religious convictions and his belief that he was appointed by God. In May 1812 he entered the Lobby of the Houses of Parliament when a man stepped forward and fired a pistol at him. The lead ball entered into his heart. Within minutes he was dead. Using freshly-discovered archive material, this book explores the assassin's thoughts and actions through his own writings. Using his background in psychology, the author explores the question of the killer's sanity and the fairness of his subsequent trial. Within its pages the reader will find an account of the murder of Spencer Perceval and a well-developed portrait of his assassin--Publisher website.

Perceval, Spencer,1762-1812-- Assassination.

Perceval, Spencer,1762-1812

Prime ministers-- Assassination-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.

Assassination.

Politics and government.

Prime ministers-- Assassination.

Great Britain, History, 1789-1820.

Great Britain, Politics and government, 1789-1820.

Great Britain.

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Book number

Connolly, Martin,1951-

Date of Transaction

20200823042158.0

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