Assassination of Louis II (Bill’s World)

The Assassination of King Louis II of the United Kingdom was a political assassination that unsuccessfully aimed to encourage republicanism in the United Kingdom.

Background
Louis II usually holidayed at his summer home, Skegness House in Lincolnshire, in the north-east of England. In 2174, the Radical Socialist League (RSL) had allegedly attempted to shoot Louis II as he was aboard his fishing boat, but poor weather had prevented the sniper taking his shot.

Assassination
On 24 April 2176, Louis II went fishing in his 30-foot (9.1 m) wooden boat, Louisiane, which had been moored in the harbour. RSL member Frankie Fry had slipped onto the unguarded boat that night and attached a radio-controlled bomb weighing 50 pounds (23 kg). When Louis and his party had taken the boat just a few hundred yards from the shore, the bomb was detonated. The boat was destroyed by the force of the blast and the King's legs were almost blown off. Louis II, then aged 48, was pulled alive from the water by nearby fishermen, but died from his injuries before being brought to shore.

Also aboard the boat were his elder daughter Elizabeth, her children Prince Arthur and Prince William, Lord Aston and his wife Lady Aston. Prince Arthur (aged 6) and Lord Aston (aged 51) were killed by the blast and the others were seriously injured.