Q is for Queen Victoria

During the course of her 63-year-long reign, Queen Victoria was attacked on at least seven separate occasions by men. Because of the seriousness of this, all are recorded in history as assassination attempts. Many happened while the Queen was travelling in her carriage, and at least four of the attempts involved a gun. In one case, someone struck Victoria in the head with his cane. The blow was so strong that it reportedly drew some blood.

None of the men who attempted to assassinate the Queen were sentenced to death. Most were found to be of unsound mind and were either banished to a penal colony or held in custody for the duration of Victoria’s reign.