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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 0 _aCelebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-08-08
508 _aProduced by Steven Gibbs, Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book compiles notable cases of individuals who claimed to be heirs to titles and properties, delving into their backgrounds, motivations, and the aftermath of their pretensions. The text seeks to explore these remarkable claims, blending elements of intrigue and legal drama throughout different historical periods. The opening of the work introduces the historical context of various impostors, beginning with figures like Jack Cade and Lambert Simnel, who made ambitious claims to nobility and royal lineage during political turmoil in England. The text outlines their actions, the response of contemporary society, and the ultimate fates of these claimants, often highlighting the interplay between legitimacy, power, and deception in their pursuits. It sets the stage for a discussion of subsequent claimants, including the famous cases of Perkin Warbeck and Arthur Orton, establishing a theme of intrigue and the quest for identity that runs throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aImpostors and imposture -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16486
999 _c57874
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