Egerton Castle

c. 1908. __NOTOC__ Egerton Smith Castle F.S.A. (12 March 1858 – 16 September 1920) was an 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 Summer 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 of the Second West India Regiment and afterwards a captain of the Royal Engineers Militia. He was also an expert on bookplates and a keen collector.

Egerton Castle co-authored several novels with his wife, Agnes Sweetman Castle. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Schools and masters of fence, from the middle ages to the eighteenth century ; with a sketch of the development of the art of fencing with the rapier and the small sword, and a bibliography of the fencing art during that period. Illustrated with reproductions of old engravings and carbonplates of ancient swords
    by Castle, Egerton, 1858-1920
    Published 1885
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