Stock Photo - An assassination attempt on King George III by Margaret Nicholson, a former domestic servant. The attack was unsuccessful; Nicholson was seized immediately by Yeomen Warders. The King took pity on her, shouting out: 'the poor creature is mad, do not hurt her. She has not hurt me.' George's calm and compassionate response to the attack endeared him to his people; he was greeted with cheers at his next public appearance at Kew

Stock Photo: An assassination attempt on King George III by Margaret Nicholson, a former domestic servant. The attack was unsuccessful; Nicholson was seized immediately by.

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