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Mar 12, 1858 Died on 16 Sep 1920 (aged 62)
British author, antiquarian, and swordsman
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About Egerton Castle
- Egerton Castle M.A., F.S.A.
- (12 March 1858 – 16 September 1920) was a Victorian era author, antiquarian, and swordsman, and an early practitioner of reconstructed historical fencing, frequently in collaboration with his colleague Captain Alfred Hutton.
- Castle was the captain of the British épée and sabre teams at the 1908 Olympics.He was born in London into a wealthy family; his maternal grandfather was the publishing magnate and philanthropist Egerton Smith.
- He was a lieutenant in the Second West India Regiment and afterwards a captain in the Royal Engineers Militia.
- He was also an expert on bookplates and a keen collector. Egerton Castle co-authored many novels with his wife, Agnes (née Sweetman).
