Gregor MacGregor: The Most Successful Conman in History

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Source/Further reading:

Excellent podcast on Gregor MacGregor’s life: https://www.revolutionspodcast.com/2016/10/517a-supplemental-gregor-macgregor.html
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography’s entry (paywall, but free to access for UK residents with library cards): https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-17519
Good overview of his cons: https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais
BBC’s take on it all: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160127-the-conman-who-pulled-off-historys-most-audacious-scam
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