On January 20, 1843 a wood turner named Daniel M'Naughten shot Edward Drummond, secretary to Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. Drummond died a few days later and M'Naughten's murder trial at the Old Bailey became the leading story of the day as reported in painstaking detail by "The Times." Drummond came from a noble Scottish family, related to Queen Victoria, and with significant banking interes...
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