John Henderson, 5th of Fordell
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John Henderson, 5th of Fordell
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Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell was a Scottish laird and mercenary, distinguished as a Cavalier in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He was born in 1605 at Fordell Castle, Fife. A distinguished soldier, Fordell had been enslaved by Barbary pirates when commanding on the East African coast. He then supposedly fell in love with the Princess of Zanzibar who he contrived to escape to Egypt with. Later, Fordell was a mercenary, serving with the military for Denmark, Sweden, and elsewhere, and fought
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henderson,_5th_of_Fordell
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2012-04-10T17:39:20Z
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2024-09-12T15:33:02Z
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