Margaret Nicholson attempts to assassinate the king
The Englishwoman, Margaret Nicholson, attempted to assassinate King George III on 2nd August 1786. She approached the King as he alighted from his carriage at St. James's Palace, pretending to carry a petition for him to sign, and then lunged at him with a dessert knife
Picture No
10504576
Media ID
47559679
Size
3805px x 6044px
(8.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Published by J. Robins & Co., Albion Press, London, 1822
Date
1786
