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Cargando... Fenian fire : the British Government plot to assassinate Queen Victoria (edición 2003)por Christopher Campbell
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There were seven attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria during her long reign; four of them were of Irish origin. The most serious of all was the Jubilee Plot, a conspiracy apparently hatched in New York by the Fenian Brotherhood to blow up the Queen, her family and most of the British Cabinet with dynamite at the great service of thanksgiving to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her accession, held at Westminster Abbey in June 1887. The plot was uncovered by Scotland Yard with just a few days to go. Several of the bombers were caught, tried and sentenced to penal servitude for life. But - warned off in time - the master bomber escaped to America. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The ins and outs of all of this bureaucratic infighting, and the extensive use of agents provocateurs, form the basis for this book. Immaculately researched, there is no doubt. There is use made of documents that have not seen the light of day before (and there are still some locked away - it wasn't known as the Secret Service for nothing). But the presentation, though the style verges on the chatty at times, still remains turgid to my mind. The subject matter is complex, and can’t be skated over, but at the same time, I am not quite sure why this didn't appeal. I've read books on equally complex subjects that have held my interest. ( )