The Greyhound Pub in Portsmouth, where George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham,(1592-1628), English courtier, statesman was stabbed him to death, on 23 August 1628. The assassin was John Felton, an army officer who had been wounded in the earlier military adventure and believed he had been passed over for promotion by Buckingham. He was a favourite and possibly lover of King James I of England. He remained at the height of royal favourduring the reign of King Charles I until he died.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham,(1592-1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly lover of King James I of England. He remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of King Charles I, until a disgruntled army officer stabbed him to death, on 23 August 1628, at the Greyhound Pub (pictured) in Portsmouth, where he had gone to organise yet another campaign. According to an eye-witness account, he lived just long enough to jump up, shouting "Villain!" and making to chase after his assailant, but then fell down dead. The assassin was John Felton, an army officer who had been wounded in the earlier military adventure and believed he had been passed over for promotion by Buckingham.
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Location: Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth, England
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