The theme of her colorful story is: she was convicted of theft in Britain, sent to the United States as a prisoner, sold as a slave, fled, and pretended to be a nonexistent British princess! Although it is not clear how true sarah wilson's story is, there is no doubt that it is an extraordinary story about how a woman makes the best use of her unfavorable environment, even through deception. It is said that sarah wilson was born in a village in Staffordshire, the daughter of a bailiff in the West Midlands from 65438 to 0754.

Presumably, she spent her childhood in the village where she was born.

However, when 16 years old, Sarah went to London to look for a job.

Some people say that she is tired of country life and wants to be famous.

This provides a convenient explanation for her later activities in the United States.

Anyway, Sarah is very lucky.

A few weeks after she arrived in London, she was hired as a maid by Caroline Vernon, who was the maid of Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III.

As Caroline's servant, Sarah had many opportunities to meet the Queen with her own eyes, and soon learned about the life of the English court and the private life of the royal family. Queen Charlotte is dressed in national clothes.

Finally, Sarah used her position to enrich herself.

One day, Sarah was alone in the queen's closet. She opened the closet and stole some jewels, rings, a miniature portrait of the queen and a dress of the queen.

Although we may never know the exact reason that prompted Sarah to commit this crime, some people speculate that she is jealous of the luxury enjoyed by people around her. She doesn't think the Queen will realize the loss of these little things.

Unfortunately for Sarah, the Queen did notice that some of her things were missing because she had the habit of counting valuables.

The queen expected that the thief would come again, so she had her wardrobe looked after.

Sure enough, Sarah came back from the same place a few days after the first theft and was caught red-handed.

She was accused of theft and invasion of royal privacy.

Her sentence was death, although through Caroline's intercession, Sarah's sentence was reduced to exile, that is, she was sent to the colony to serve her sentence, and the Queen set a trap for Sarah.

(graf vision/adobe)1771July, Sarah was put on a prison ship bound for Baltimore, Maryland.

When the ship arrived at its destination, Sarah was sold to William Duval (sometimes spelled Duval) in Bush Creek, Frederick County, Maryland.

However, Sarah fled to Virginia almost immediately and began her life as an impostor.

Sarah adopted Queen Charlotte's sister, Princess Susanna Caroline Mathilda of mecklenburg Street.

She claimed that she was forced into exile in the United States because of scandals and family quarrels.

Somehow, Sarah still keeps some things she stole from the Queen, including skirts, miniature portraits and rings.

These things, together with Sarah's knowledge of court affairs, make her imitation more convincing.

The princess was invited to the homes of many Virginia gentlemen. Some people are eager to meet a "real" member of the royal family, while others hope to get help after she resumes her legal status in Britain.

However, some people began to doubt the mysterious princess.

For example, since the princess belongs to a certain dynasty in Germany, she should speak German.

However, Sarah refuses to speak this language simply because she can't.

Besides, some people are suspicious because they have never heard that the Queen has a sister.

Meanwhile, Duval, who bought a large sum of money from Sarah, is looking for her.

While searching for escaped slaves, Duval heard that Prince Susanna found out that she was actually Sarah.

Therefore, he spread advertisements to expose Sarah as an impostor and promised that anyone who caught her would be rewarded.

He also sent one of his employees, Michael Dalton, to track her down.

Although Dalton followed her to a plantation in Charleston and Sarah left before he arrived, Sarah played the role of a princess and escaped capture.

(JB arta/ commons) Dalton finally caught up with Sarah and took her back to Duval with a gun.

Sarah was forced to work in Duval, but she immediately began to plan to escape.

Two years later, when Duval participated in the American Revolutionary War as a militia, the opportunity came.

At the same time, another sarah wilson appeared, and she somehow switched places with the newcomer.

Sarah then fled to the north, where she met and married William Talbert, a light cavalry officer.

The couple continued to live in the United States and finally settled in Poly, new york.

Since then, sarah wilson has disappeared from history. Above: The portrait of sarah wilson.