Edward Oxford was the man who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria. He's one person Birmingham would prefer to forget. If he'd succeeded, Britain might have been a very different place. Here's an article from the Birmingham Mail. Viv.
https://www.birminghammail.net/news...rman-tried-to-shoot-the-queen-97319-31104019/
https://www.birminghammail.net/news...rman-tried-to-shoot-the-queen-97319-31104019/