Gentlemen Rogues and Wicked Ladies - A Guide to British Highwaymen and Highwaywomen (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Everyone loves a romantic rogue whose exciting exploits feature a cheeky disregard for the law, narrow escapes and lots of love interest. Even at the height of highway robbery activity, it was thought that the death penalty was too harsh for these wayward scoundrels. There was the ever-courteous Claude du Vall, the epitome of gentlemanliness; the infamous Katherine Ferrars, who was the inspiration for the film The Wicked Lady; Dick Turpin, the most famous highwayman of them all; and lesser-known characters like William Gordon, whose corpse was subjected to an experiment in reanimation. All these and more form an entertaining volume that will keep the reader glued to the page following the mounted thief in his, or her, endless match against the law and a death by public hanging.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2020
First published:	2011
Authors:	Fiona McDonald
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	224
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9467-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9467-3
Barcode:	9780750994675

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