Why Queen Victoria Was Impossible to Kill

Queen Victoria survived 8 assassination attempts in 42 years. She was shot at, ambushed and even struck over the head, yet she died of old age in 1901. So why was Queen Victoria impossible to kill? In this history documentary, we uncover every assassination attempt on Queen Victoria: from 18-year-old Edward Oxford firing two pistols on Constitution Hill in 1840, to John Francis, who tried to shoot the Queen two days in a row, to Roderick Maclean, stopped at Windsor Station by Eton schoolboys armed with umbrellas. You'll learn how the Victorian government fought would-be assassins not with fear, but with humiliation, why the Treason Act of 1842 is still used today, and how the most dangerous plot against Queen Victoria may have been secretly steered by her own government. If you enjoy British history, royal history and true stories from the Victorian era. Chapters: 0:00 Constitution Hill, 1840 0:51 Why couldn't anyone kill her? 1:37 Edward Oxford and the secret society that didn't exist 4:05 The Queen becomes bait 6:36 A pistol full of paper and tobacco 8:02 Same hill, third time 9:00 The only man who hurt her 11:07 A pistol in the Queen's face 13:19 Umbrellas at Windsor Station 15:47 The Jubilee Plot 17:41 Why Victoria was impossible to kill Sources: Paul Thomas Murphy, Shooting Victoria (Pegasus Books) Barrie Charles, Kill the Queen! The Eight Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria (Amberley Publishing) Christy Campbell, Fenian Fire: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria Old Bailey Proceedings Online Royal Berkshire Archives: Edward Oxford #QueenVictoria #History #Documentary #BritishHistory #VictorianEra #RoyalFamily