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During her 63 year reign, seven men tried to kill Queen Victoria.
Podcast
Killing Victoria
BBC Studios · History · English
During the 63-year-long reign of Queen Victoria, seven men took the fateful decision to try to kill her. The seven men were within seconds of changing history - each could have brought the Victorian era to a premature end, yet each has been forgotten to history. This new podcast series narrated by D
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