Who was Mary Bryant? Thanks to popular literature many of us are familiar with the often heavily fictionalised accounts of the lives of the daring highwayman such as Dick Turpin. However, far fewer of us know about the lives of some the extraordinary highwaywomen of the 18th and 19th century. One such woman was Mary…
What is a Highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, and elsewhere known as land-pirates, mail-coach robbers, stagecoach robbers, road agents, or bushrangers, and in Ireland, sometimes as Rapparees, 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…
John Nevison in Brief Gentleman John Nevison is perhaps not the best-remembered of British highwaymen. However, some of his deeds and daring feats have gone down in the annals of history. In the acclaimed book series History of England, Thomas Macaulay wrote “Nevison levied a quarterly tribute on all the northern drovers, and, in return,…
Dick Turpin in Brief Dick Turpin is, undoubtedly the most celebrated and best remembered, of all the British highwayman and his has been romanticised in poems, books, television and films, down the years. Highwayman are almost always portrayed as dashing, heroic, gentlemanly figures, however, the truth could often be very different. So, just how much…
What is a Highwayman? Highwaymen as they were dubbed in Britain, were known elsewhere as land-pirates, mail-coach robbers, stagecoach robbers, road agents, or bushrangers. In Ireland they were sometimes also known as rapparees. Basically, they were outlaws who plied their trade along the travelled highways of the world. In Britain and Ireland, they were active…
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