Murder & homicide · 1628 · Pre-Victorian

Murder of the Duke of Buckingham

In August 1628 George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was stabbed to death in Portsmouth by John Felton, a disgruntled army officer. Felton was hanged for the murder, which removed one of the most powerful royal favourites from the court of Charles I.

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