Famous Impostors

Bram Stoker spent his last years collecting history's great frauds: pretenders to thrones, alchemists and witch-finders, the Tichborne Claimant — and the strange Cotswold legend that Queen Elizabeth was really a boy.

The Identity of Elizabeth

7 cases in this part of Famous Impostors.

The Identity of Elizabeth

(a) Documents The next matter with which we have to deal is regarding the identity of Elizabeth. This needs (if necessary) a consideration…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Grace

In 1536, when Elizabeth was but three years old, Lady Bryan, the "Lady-mistress" of both Mary and her half-sister, wrote from Hunsdon to…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Henry

Testimony is borne according to Leti to the good qualities of the Princess Elizabeth in these early years, by the affectionate regard in…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Catherine

The points which we should do well to note here are its plain form of expression, and its entire absence of personal affection. The latter…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Roger

If this letter means anything at all-which in the case of such a man as Roger Ascham is not to be doubted it means that Mrs. Ashley, then…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Bisley

The task which would have followed-which did follow if the Bisley story is true-would have been vastly greater. If the imposture escaped…

The Identity of Elizabeth: Seymour

Mr. Mumby writing about Mrs. Ashley's "Confession" and of the horse-play between Elizabeth and Lord Seymour (whom Queen Catherine had…

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