Dick Turpin

Turpin, Dick,

1706–39, English robber. After a short and brutal career of horse stealing and general crime he was hanged at York. The fame—or notoriety—that he later achieved derives mainly from W. H. Ainsworth's romance, Rookwood (1834), which is based upon his life. Turpin's famous ride from London to York on his mare, Black Bess, is fiction, and his actual exploits were not of a romantic character.

Turpin, Dick

(1706–1739) enjoyed short and brutal career as horsestealer and highwayman. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 2808]See: Highwaymen

Turpin, Dick

(1706–1739) English outlaw who robbed travelers on the road from London to Oxford. [Br. Hist.: WB, 19: 425]See: Outlawry

Turpin, Dick

(1706–1739) English housebreaker and highway-man. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1108]See: Thievery

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

Turpin, Dick,

Turpin, Dick

Turpin, Dick

Turpin, Dick

Dick Turpin

Synonyms for Dick Turpin

noun English highwayman (1706-1739)

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