TY - BOOK N2 - From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria. N2 - During Queen Victoria's 64-year reign, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria and the evolution of the attacks in light of evolving social issues and technology. AB - From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria. AB - During Queen Victoria's 64-year reign, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows each would-be assassin and the repercussions of their actions, illuminating daily life in Victorian England, the development of the monarchy under Queen Victoria and the evolution of the attacks in light of evolving social issues and technology. T1 - Shooting Victoria :madness, mayhem, and the rebirth of the British monarchy / DA - 2012. CY - New York : AU - Murphy, Paul Thomas, ET - 1st Pegasus Books cloth ed. CN - DA550 CN - DA550 PB - Pegasus Books, PP - New York : PY - 2012. ID - 453801 SN - 9781605983547 SN - 1605983543 TI - Shooting Victoria :madness, mayhem, and the rebirth of the British monarchy / ER -