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Lock Them Up But Don't Throw Away The Key: Four Forgotten Historical Crimes Which Resulted In Surprisingly Short Sentences
George McMahon aka Jerome Bannigan was a small time fraudster who attempted to assassinate King Edward VIII in the 1930s. In 1936, King Edward VIII had been inspecting the Trooping of the Colours ceremony in Hyde Park, along with his young nieces, Princess Margaret and the future Queen Elizabeth II. As the King rode back down the Mall on horseback after the ceremony, the would-be assassin forced his way to the front of the watching crowd, with a loaded revolver hidden behind a newspaper.
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