Bannister Truelock conspired to assassinate

George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Bri ...

of the United Kingdom in 1800 along with James Hadfield. Truelock was a shoemaker and a religious fanatic who prophesied the second coming of Jesus Christ. He also insisted in the belief that the Messiah would be born from his mouth. In December 1800, he was admitted to

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for allegedly persuading James Hadfield that by shooting George III, Hadfield would bring peace to the world.

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