1940: Former con man’s son is born in London
1959: Quits as trainee Army officer
1960: Quits as police officer after five months
1963: Begins to study for education diploma at Oxford, takes three years to finish a one-year course
1969: Elected as Conservative M.P. at age 29
1974: Resigns his parliamentary seat (massive stock-market losses pushed him near bankruptcy)
1975: First best seller, “Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less,” restores fortune…takes revenge on the rogues who duped and bankrupted him (in the novel)
1985: Appointed deputy chairman of the Conservative Party
1986: Daily Star newspaper alleges links with prostitute; resigns as deputy chairman
1987: Wins [Pound sterling]500,000 damages in Daily Star libel trial
1992: Woos Prime Minister John Major into giving him a seat in the House of Lords
1994: Press allegations of insider share dealing damage political comeback
1999: Withdraws from London mayoral race after allegations of lying in 1987 libel trial
2000: Appears on opening night of his courtroom play “The Accused” on the same day he’s charged with perjury
2001: Convicted, jailed for four years and fined [Pound sterling]175,000 for perjury. Arrives at Belmarsh prison. Will he now be known as “Lord Archer of Belmarsh”?
