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The road obtained its name in the 17th Century from King Charles II 's habit of taking "constitutional" walks there. It was the scene of three assassination attempts against Queen Victoria in 1840 , 1842 and 1849 . In 1850 , the former Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel was thrown from his horse on Constitution Hill by the gate into Green Park; he suffered a fatal injury and died three days later. Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner was originally the culmination of the route, but the effect is somewhat muted now that the Arch stands at the centre of a busy traffic island. There is a recent war memorial to Commonwealth soldiers near the top of Constitution Hill, just before Hyde Park corner. It includes a pair of small domed structures on either side of the road. There are other streets called "Constitution Hill", for example in Birmingham . |
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