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Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean in Windsor.
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Queen Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
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Roderick Maclean
Scotsman who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria in 1882
Roderick Edward Maclean was a Scotsman who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria on 2 March 1882, at Windsor, England, with a pistol. This was the last of eight attempts by separate people to kill or assault Victoria over a period of four decades. Maclean's motive was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)