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Word: vortigern (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most prolific of American forgers, displayed meticulous attention to detail while adding to the extant records of U.S. history from Aaron Burr through Abraham Lincoln. Britain's William Henry Ireland successfully duplicated Shakespeare, passing off manuscripts of Hamlet and King Lear, until his own addition to the canon, Vortigern and Rowena, proved his undoing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fakes That Have Skewed History | 5/16/1983 | See Source »

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