This volume reproduces the full proceedings of a sensational Regency-era fraud trial heard at the Court of King’s Bench in June 1814. The defendants, including Lord Cochrane — one of Britain’s most celebrated naval heroes — were accused of spreading false reports of Napoleon’s death to manipulate the stock market. The case caused a national scandal and ended Cochrane’s naval career, though he maintained his innocence throughout.
As a primary legal document, the trial record illuminates Regency-era financial markets, legal procedure, and the intersection of celebrity, honour, and corruption in early nineteenth-century Britain. Download the free EPUB for one of the most dramatic courtroom records in British history.