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The Tichborne case concerned the claim by an individual known as "the Claimant" (pictured) to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy and fortune. Roger Tichborne disappeared after a shipwreck in 1854; rumours later surfaced that he had survived and made his way to Australia. In 1866 a butcher called Thomas Castro from Wagga Wagga came forward claiming to be Tichborne; he travelled to England where, despite his unrefined manners and bearing, he was accepted by Lady Tichborne as her son. Although other family members were unconvinced, the Claimant gained considerable public support. By 1871 evidence suggested that Castro was actually Arthur Orton, a butcher's son from Wapping in London, who had gone to sea as a boy. A civil case ended with charges of perjury against him, and in 1874 a criminal court jury decided that he was Orton. He was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. Released in 1884, he confessed in 1895 to being Orton, only to recant immediately. He died destitute in 1898. (Full article...)
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Tricanas de Coimbra
[edit]I wanted to put a new article on Wiki concerning tricanas de Coimbra - see my sandbox https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedysta:Andreypl/brudnopis?venotify=created but it is not accepted. Maybe you could help me ? Originally it was on my blog: http://varia-ap.blogspot.com/2013/08/tricanas.html Melhores cumprimentos da Polonia ! Andreypl