GENTLEMEN ROGUES AND WICKED LADIES

The dandy highwaymen - along with the occasional woman - were true celebrities of their day. Accounts of their exploits attracted both opprobrium and admiration; their executions drew large crowds. Here you will find the stories of characters including Claude du Vall, who perhaps initiated the legend of the gentleman rogue; Katherine Ferrars, inspiration for the film The Wicked Lady; Dick Turpin, famous for endurance riding and being stitched up by a postie; and William Gordon, whose corpse was subjected to an experiment in reanimation.