In 1882, the threat of assassination was in the air. The year before, Tsar Alexander II was killed by an... more

In March 1868 Queen Victoria’s son Prince Alfred was at a charity event in Sydney, Australia when an Irishman named... more

In 1846 a soldier named Robert Pate moved to an expensive apartment off Piccadilly - one of the most exclusive... more

The 1840s were a revolutionary decade. France and Italy had been rocked by revolution; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert feared... more

Seventeen year-old John Bean worked as a newsvendor in London. His disability - an acute case of curvature of the... more

Dr Bob Nicholson explores police archives and rarely seen documents to uncover the story of the second assassin - 19-year-old... more

During Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign, seven young men, many of them teenagers, made the fateful decision to attack her. ... more

During the 63 year long reign of Queen Victoria, seven men took the fateful decision to try to kill her.... more