Tichborne case
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tichborne-case-190-143647
title:
Tichborne case
text:
The Tichborne case was a legal cause célèbre that fascinated Victorian Britain in the 1860s and 1870s. It concerned the claims by a man sometimes referred to as Thomas Castro or as Arthur Orton, but usually termed "the Claimant", to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy. He failed to convince the courts, was convicted of perjury and served a long prison sentence. Roger Tichborne, heir to the family's title and fortunes, was presumed to have died in a shipwreck in 1854 at age 25. His mot
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description:
Legal case that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case
date created:
2003-07-07T19:07:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:06:45Z
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