- Year
- 1812
- Event
- John Bellingham was executed at Newgate Prison after assassinating Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
- Why it matters
- Perceval remains the only British prime minister to have been assassinated, and Bellingham’s rapid trial and execution still raise questions about justice, grievance and public spectacle.
- Possible Historically angle
- A post could focus on the speed of the legal process and the public appetite around punishment after a political killing.
- Suggested category
- Crime