Sir George Barclay (c. 1636–1710) was a Scottish army officer who headed a
Jacobite assassination plot against King
William II of Scotland
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the ...
in 1696. The plotters intended to ambush the king at
Turnham Green
Turnham Green is a public park on Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, and the neighbourhood and conservation area around it; historically, it was one of the four medieval villages in the Chiswick area, the others being Old Chiswick, Little S ...
in London on returning from a hunting party. The plot was betrayed to the government, and nine members were executed, though Barclay escaped to France.
References
*from a dictionary of dates by Thomas Nelsonand sons c 1906
*Vincent, Benjamin. "Assassination Plot" in
Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages. 19th Edition. Ward, Lock and Co. London, New York and Melbourne. 1889. Volume 1. pp
59€“60
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1630s births
1710 deaths
Scottish Jacobites
Scottish soldiers
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