How The Master Scammer "Princess Caraboo" Was CAUGHT

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This is the story of a fake Princess from far-off lands who hoaxed Georgian Britain. What was the truth of her story? Today we are celebrating the upcoming publication of Maddy's new book 'Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment' by sharing one of the stories from it. Pre-order Maddy's new book now: https://profilebooks.com/work/hoax/ 0:00 - The Arrival of Princess Caribou 2:28 - Hoaxes and the Age of Enlightenment 4:07 - 1816: The Year Without a Summer 5:50 - Colonial Fantasies and Stamford Raffles 8:05 - The Mystery Woman of Almondsbury 11:16 - Samuel "Devil" Worrall and Knole Park 15:26 - The Portuguese Sailor’s Tall Tale 17:41 - Dr Wilkinson: The Real-Life Frankenstein 21:36 - Analysing the Fake Language and Maps 35:03 - The Dramatic Reveal: Who is Mary Wilcox? 43:57 - The Tragic Life of a Regency Vagrant This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. Edited by Anna Brant. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #TrueCrime