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published with her father's firm The Christian Poet's Lament over the Christian Statesman, An Elegy on the Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, the assassinated Tory Prime Minister.
4 or 6 October 1809: Spencer Perceval assumed office as Prime...
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4 or 6 October 1809
Spencer Perceval
assumed office as Prime Minister. He was a Tory, an Evangelical, and an abolitionist, strongly committed to the war against France.
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Barrell, John. “Shoot first, ask questions later”. The Guardian, 12 May 2012, p. Review 6.
Review 6
11 May 1812: Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was shot...
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11 May 1812
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval
was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons
in London by a Liverpool merchant, John Bellingham
, who had been ruined in the course of trade with Russia...
9 June 1812: The Earl of Liverpool became Prime Minister...
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9 June 1812
The Earl of Liverpool
became Prime Minister following the assassination of Spencer Perceval
.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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