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1625–1627. Rank. Lieutenant. Battles/wars. Anglo-Spanish War. Cádiz expedition. Anglo-French War. Siege of St. Martin's. John Felton ( c. 1595 – 29 November 1628) was a lieutenant in the English Army who stabbed George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, to death in the Greyhound Pub in Portsmouth on 23 August 1628.
- Murder
- Soldier
- Executed by hanging
John Felton ( Irlanda, c. 1595 - 29 de novembro de 1628) foi um puritano irlandês reconhecido como assassino de George Villiers, 1.° Duque de Buckingham . Biografia. Tenente do exército inglês enviado em auxílio ao sitiados no Cerco de La Rochelle em 1628, ele assassina o Duque de Buckingham no momento em que a frota ia partir da Inglaterra.
John Felton fatally stabbed George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, on the morning of Saturday, 23 August 1628 in a house on Portsmouth High Street. Felton struck as Buckingham moved through a press of people from the parlour to the hall of his temporary residence; thus the assassination was both public and hidden from clear view by the crowd of ...
By late November, the investigation had run its course and Felton was at last put on trial for Buckingham’s murder. Tarred by the authorities as a wicked, atheistic criminal who had acted solely to avenge his personal grudges against the Duke, Felton was convicted and sentenced to death.
This article analyses the motivation behind John Felton's assassination of the duke of Buckingham in August 1628. It focuses attention on his family's tortured relationship with the regime, and it highlights Felton's military service in Spain, Ireland, and France.
12 de out. de 2023 · With the news that the Buckingham would again be recruiting soldiers in Portsmouth, Felton began to plan his assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, believing he would be doing Parliament and the country a great service.
De Wikipedia, a enciclopédia encyclopedia. John Felton ( Irlanda, c. 1595 - 29 de novembro de 1628) foi um puritano irlandês reconhecido como assassino de George Villiers, 1.° Duque de Buckingham.
