This book discusses an assassination plot directed at Queen Victoria. In particular, this book discusses the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish Republican organization, and their attempts to murder the Queen and other members of British government. They were ultimately unsuccessful as their plot was foiled, in large part thanks to Scotland Yard. Despite the fact that the book is supposed to be staunchly about the assassination plots against Queen Victoria, it takes a digression into the issue of Irish sovereignty. That topic in itself is very interesting to me, so I was pleased with the book either way. This is just a warning that the title and content of the book is slightly misleading because it does tend to veer off course.

Throughout the centuries, there have been countless assassinations of political figures and other rivals. High profile people have always been targets for these types of plots, hence why so many have bodyguards and take other security measures. I'm not really sure why it shocked me that Queen Victoria would be on someone's list to assassinate, but it did anyway. I thought this book was extremely interesting since the concept of assassinating Queen Victoria, of all people, blew my little mind. It was a really educational book, and a pretty short read as well. If you are interested in members of royal families, or British/European history, this might be a great one for you to pick up. I bought this book ages ago online and it has been sitting on my unread shelf for months. I have to admit that it was not the most amazing book that I have read all year, but it certainly was not the worst.