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Edward Oxford (1822–1900) was an English man who made an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria in 1840, the first of seven unrelated attempts during her lifetime. After losing a series of jobs in pubs due to erratic and violent behaviour, he bought two pistols and fired twice at the queen and her husband, Prince Albert; no-one was hurt. He was charged with high treason, but a jury found that he was not guilty by reason of insanity and he was detained at Bethlem Royal Hospital and Broadmoor Hospital. Offered exile in 1867, he settled in Melbourne, Australia, under a new name. He worked as a decorator, married and became a respected figure at his local church. He began writing stories on the seedier aspects of Melbourne life for The Argus, and later published a book, Lights and Shadows of Melbourne Life. Oxford's trial and the 1843 trial of Daniel M'Naghten prompted the judiciary to frame the M'Naghten rules on instructions to be given to a jury for a defence of insanity. (Full article...)

I need to trim this a little, but edits and comments are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 17:21, 1 December 2023 (UTC)