An old engraving of a fracas at the Privy Council, London, England, UK in 1711. It is from a Victorian history book of Antoine de Guiscard (1658–1711) – here left – also known as Marquis de Guiscard or Abbé de la Bourlie, was a French refugee, spy and double agent who attempted to assassinate Robert Harley, a leading British statesman, on 8 March 1711 by stabbing him during a meeting at Whitehall. Harley (right on floor), though stabbed and bruised, recovered. In the ensuing fracas Guiscard was attacked by several members of the Council and fatally wounded.
An old engraving of a fracas at the Privy Council, London, England, UK in 1711. It is from a Victorian history book of Antoine de Guiscard (1658–1711) – here left – also known as the Marquis de Guiscard or the Abbé de la Bourlie, was a French refugee, spy and double agent who attempted to assassinate Robert Harley, a leading British statesman, on 8 March 1711 by stabbing him with a penknife during a Privy Council meeting at Whitehall. Harley (right on floor), though stabbed and bruised, recovered. In the ensuing fracas Guiscard was attacked by several members of the Council and fatally wounded. The Council realised that Guiscard should be kept alive for questioning, but he died just over a week later in Newgate Prison.
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