John Bellingham

Type: Person

Name: John Bellingham

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Political assassinations in England not too common

Today I have an assassination in mind. Not actually assassinating someone myself, I hasten to add -- rather an assassination from the past.The office of Prime Minister of Britain evolved from that of Lord High Treasurer and goes back nearly 500 years. ... [Published Herald Dispatch - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Bellingham, Assassination, England

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is shot to death 1812

British Prime Minister Spencer Percevalby Michael Thomas BarryO n May 11, 1812, British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is shot to death by demented businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham, who was inflamed by his ... [Published Crime Magazine - May 11 2013]

Entities: Spencer Perceval, John Bellingham, Michael Thomas, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Napoleonic Wars

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Gordonstoun

On this day: Prince Charles at Gordonstoun| David Cameron becomes PM

National day of Laos.AD868: The first printed book, known as the Diamond Sutra, was published in China. It was discovered in 1900.1685: Two female Covenanters executed by drowning at Wigtown.1689: The "Claim of Right" was accepted by William and Mary ... [Published The Scotsman - May 11 2013]

Entities: Gordonstoun, Prince Charles, David Cameron

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

When Did We Last Cheer The Death Of A Prime Minister?

There's nothing new in celebrating the death of a Prime Minister. It just hasn't be done for a while...Not speaking ill of the dead is so old an idea that it may have been about freedom from haunting, rather than good manners. That’s not showing respect, ... [Published Sabotage Times - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Spencer Perceval, John Bellingham, Margaret Thatcher, Westminster, Assassin

First reported Mar 06 2013 - Updated Mar 06 2013 - 1 reports

Michael Gove

Chalk Talk: How to make those history lessons go with a bang

History, it seems, is a subject where everyone has a view as to how it should be taught in schools – and they all differ. That, probably, is why Education Secretary Michael Gove is getting so much stick from eminent historians over the proposals outlined ... [Published The Independent - Mar 06 2013]

Entities: John Bellingham, Assassination, Michael Gove

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Political assassinations in England not too common [Published Herald Dispatch - May 17 2013]
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