What is recorded here
This brown commemorative plaque records: In this house George Villiers Duke of Buckingham was assassinated by John Felton 23. Aug. 1628.
Duke George Villiers, a powerful favorite of King James I and Charles I, was assassinated in 1628 by John Felton, an army officer disgruntled over unpaid wages; the assassination highlighted the political tensions and personal grievances prevalent during the early Stuart monarchy.
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