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Daniel M'Naghten case revisited amid heavy content warnings
Original: Daniel M’Naghten Content Warnings: This week we discuss assassinations, attempted assassinations, gun violence, severe m
Daniel M'Naghten, whose 1843 attempted assassination of British Prime Minister Robert Peel's secretary led to the landmark legal insanity defence, is the subject of renewed historical discussion. A Halloween-timed piece recounts the assassination attempt and trial, prefaced by warnings for gun violence, severe mental illness, forced confinement, self-harm and historical violence.
Why now: The M'Naghten case is being revisited with a Halloween-timed historical account of assassination and Victorian-era violence.
Daniel M'NaghtenRobert PeelUnited Kingdom
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- Daniel M’Naghten Content Warnings: This week we discuss assassinations, attempted assassinations, gun violence, severe mental illness, forced confinement, self harm, duelling and generalised historical violence. Hi everyone, happy Halloween. Normally I’d look for something a… · historyandimagination.com@historyandimagination.com · 3
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