Objects & Stories
Commemorative Fan, 1810, Museum of London. This fan commemorates George III surviving an assassination attempt at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1800. The printed leaves produced for fans like this often illustrated current events. The King's would-be assassin, James Hatfield (also spelt Hadfield), was a veteran of the war with revolutionary France. He sustained serious head injuries at the Battle of Roubaix and was captured by the French....
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