Imagining the king's death
Trials (Treason)
Regicide
Treason
Kings and rulers in literature
Assassination attempts
regicides
English literature, history and criticism, 18th century
Great britain, politics and government
Politics and literature
In literature
English literature
Politics and government
History and criticism
History
"It is high treason in British law to 'imagine' the king's death. But after the execution of Louis XVI in 1793, everyone in Britain must have found themselves imagining that the same fate might befall George III. How easy was it to distinguish between fantasizing about the death of George and 'imagi…
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