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Tichborne Claimant

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1870s trials,

19th Century fraud,

Arthur Orton,

British aristocracy,

British Baronetcy,

Class warfare in Britain,

Historical scandals,

Identity theft,

Legal History,

Perjury,

photo of the week,

Roger Tichborne,

Tichborne case,

Tichborne Claimant,

Victorian commoners,

Victorian legal trials,

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This photo is of Arthur Orton whose claim to be Roger Tichborne, heir to a British Baron, sets off a series of controversial court trials that result in his 10 years prison sentence for perjury. The trials also trigger class warfare between the commoners, who favor Orton, versus the aristocracy who oppose him.

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