John Nichols Thom (1799-1838) was the Cornish self-declared Messiah who in the 19th century led the last battle to be fought on English soil. Wikipedia
Sir William (actually a Truro wine merchant called John Nicholas Thom) was a flamboyant character with a history of mental instability. www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/opencountry_20060211.shtml
John Nichols Thom (1799-1838) was a Cornish self-declared Messiah in the 19th century Cornwall. Thom came to public view in December 1832 when he tried to be nominated for parliament for Canterbury. He used a name Count Rothschild, lived in Rose Hotel a www.2spare.com/item_50439.aspx
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Faversham is one of Englands most charming and historic market towns. Nestling between the rural beauty of the rolling Downs and the sweeping flatlands of the north Kent marshes, the town is both a bustling modern community and a heritage treasure trove. www.faversham.org/HISTORY/dunkirkhistory.asp