They Shoot Victorias, Don't They? (English Queens & Wannabes, Part 5)

In 1840, a young man aimed a pistol at Queen Victoria as she rode in her carriage. Throughout the remaining 60 years of her reign, similar events happened no less than 7 more times. Why was her public trying to kill her? Were they just insane? Were they even trying to shoot her? This week, we discuss all of these questions and more, as we chart the rule of the Queen in the Victorian Era and into the 20th century, and all the new forms of terror and threat that brought.