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内容説明 On 11 May 1812， Spencer Perceval， the British Prime Minister， was fatally shot at close range in the lobby of the Houses of Parliament. His assailant， John Bellingham， made no effort to escape in the confused aftermath of the shooting; remarkably， he firmly believed he would not only be exonerated， but applauded， for his action. But just a week later， after the briefest of trials demonstrating little regard for due process， he was hanged. In A Political Killing Andro Linklater examines Bellingham’s motives - and the popular image of him as a madman with a burning sense of injustice -against the dramatic events of the time. Under his forensic eye， a more complex picture emerges. The unpopular Perceval， as both Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer， held great power at a time of economic disaster. Britain’s naval blockade of Napoleon’s France was stifling European trade while taxes were raised to sustain Wellington’s army in Spain and compel the loyalty of dissident Catholics in Ireland. Did Bellingham act alone when he shot the Prime Minister? And if not， who aided him， and why? Andro Linklater brilliantly deconstructs Bellingham’s act to offer a fresh perspective on Britain at a critical moment in the country’s history. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。