What was a highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, and elsewhere known as land-pirates. Mainly because they robbed mail & stagecoaches. They were also often referred to as road agents, or bushrangers, and in Ireland, sometimes as Rapparees. Whatever were outlaws who plied their trade along the travelled highways of the world. In…
What was a Highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, and elsewhere known as land-pirates, mail-coach robbers, stagecoach robbers, road agents, or bushrangers. They were outlaws who plied their trade along the travelled highways of the world. In Britain and Ireland, they were active for around 200 years, between the early 17th and 19th…
The real-life story of Juraj Jánošík Juraj (also known as Juro or Jurko) Jánošík was a fabled Slovak highwayman who achieved great notoriety in Eastern Europe during the early part of the 18th century. Despite his humble beginnings, short life and outlaw lifestyle, he has nevertheless gone on to become one of the best-loved heroes…
What was a highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, were outlaws who plied their trade along the travelled highways of the world. In other parts of the world, they were known as land-pirates, mail-coach robbers, stagecoach robbers, road agents, or bushrangers. In the British Isles, they were active for the 200 years between…
What is a highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, were outlaws who plied their trade along the travelled highways of the world. In other parts of the world, they were known as land-pirates, mail-coach robbers, stagecoach robbers, road agents, or bushrangers. In the British Isles, they were active for the 200 years between…
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