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Murder in Parliament, 200 Years Ago. On May 11, 1812, British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was shot dead in the House of Commons lobby. Not all of Britain grieved, however. Two hundred years later, his murder remains the only assassination of a British prime minister in history. Spencer Perceval, whose murder remains the only assassination of a British prime minister in history. (Credit: National Portrait Gallery) John Bellingham quietly entered the House of Commons lobby around 5 p.m. on May 11, 1812.
The Liverpool businessman had been arrested in Russia on charges of insurance fraud in 1804, and he spent more than five years festering in rat-infested jails, surviving at times on just bread and water. Now, as Bellingham sat in the House of Commons, venom coursed through his veins. Illustration of the assassination of Spencer Perceval by John Bellingham. Bellingham, meanwhile, did not attempt to flee after firing the fatal shot.