Royal baccarat scandal
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The royal baccarat scandal, also known as the Tranby Croft affair, was a British gambling scandal of the late 19th century involving the Prince of Wales: the future King Edward VII. The scandal starte
Sir William Gordon-Cumming in the witness box, in the presence of Edward, Prince of Wales, and others
Gordon-Cumming as depicted by "Ape" in Vanity Fair, 1880
Tranby Croft, Yorkshire
Edward Lycett Green in 1891
Tranby Croft
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Tranby Croft is a large Grade II listed Victorian country house and estate at Anlaby, near Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The house is now the co-educational, independent day school, T
Royal baccarat scandal
…1890, when Sir William Gordon-Cumming, a lieutenant colonel in the Scots Guards, was accused of cheating at baccarat. Edward had been invited to stay at Tranby Croft in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the home of Arthur Wilson and his family. Among Edward's party were his advisers, Lord Coventry and Lieutenant-General…
Tranby Croft
Tranby Croft about 1920