Gentlemen Rogues & Wicked Ladies: A Guide to British Highwaymen & Highwaywomen

by Fiona McDonald

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750994673
• ISBN13: 9780750994675
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"