Assassination Attempts and Security
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This timeline details the assassination attempts on Queen Victoria and the security concerns during her reign.
First Assassination Attempt
10 Jun 1840
Edward Oxford attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria while she was riding a carriage with Prince Albert in London.
Subsequent Assassination Attempts
1842 and 1849
There were several other failed assassination attempts on Queen Victoria, including those by John Francis in 1842 and William Hamilton in 1849.