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John Felton. John Felton (1595-29 de noviembre de 1628) era un teniente del ejército inglés que asesinó a George Villiers, 1r Duque de Buckingham, de una puñalada en el Pub Greyhound, en Portsmouth, el 23 de agosto de 1628.
- 29 de octubre de 1628, Tyburn (Reino Unido)
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
The chapter explores the legal, political, and literary contexts of the possible torture of John Felton, the 1628 assassin of the royal favourite George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
John Felton (1595-29 de noviembre de 1628) era un teniente del ejército inglés que asesinó a George Villiers, 1r Duque de Buckingham, de una puñalada en el Pub Greyhound, en Portsmouth, el 23 de agosto de 1628.
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.
Abstract. 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.
JOHN FELTON, POPULAR POLITICAL CULTURE, AND THE ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM* THOMAS COGSWELL University of California, Riverside ABSTRACT. This article analyses the motivation behind John Felton's assassination of the duke of Buckingham in August 1628. Itfocuses attention on hisfamily's tortured relationship with the regime, and it
