The Great Tartan Con - How The Sobieski Stuarts fooled the tartan world

How two brothers - "John Sobieski Stuart" and "Charles Edward Stuart" - convinced 19th century high society that they were the long lost heirs to the Stuart dynasty.

The brothers, John Carter Allen and Charles Manning Allen invented histories and tartans. Their scam led the brothers to a life of luxury, living as royals in the highlands and even holding court.