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2. A Mere Five Thousand Pounds

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How aggrieved timber merchant John Bellingham shot prime minister Spencer Perceval dead in May 1812. Stars David Horovitch.

On a sunny day in May 1812, as Napoleon's armies massed on the Russian borders, Liverpudlian timber merchant, John Bellingham was feeling aggrieved.

He entered the House of Commons and shot prime minister, Spencer Perceval dead.

One of David Pownall's series of plays exploring the hearts and minds of three of history's most celebrated killers.

John Bellingham.........David Horovitch

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Apr 202505:00
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