Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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British Historical Medals, George III, The King Preserved from Assassination, copper medal, 1800, by C. H. Küchler, armoured bust l., rev. radiant Eye of Providence above flaming altar, PERSPICIT ET PROTEGIT, 48mm (BHM 483; Pollard 23i), extremely fine or virtually so
It was at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 15 May 1800, that James Hadfield tried to shoot King George III during the playing of the national anthem. Hadfield was acquitted of attempted murder by reason of insanity and died from tuberculosis in Bethlehem Hospital in 1841.
(120-160 GBP)
It was at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 15 May 1800, that James Hadfield tried to shoot King George III during the playing of the national anthem. Hadfield was acquitted of attempted murder by reason of insanity and died from tuberculosis in Bethlehem Hospital in 1841.
(120-160 GBP)