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Richard Turpin ( bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.
- The man and the myth are entirely different. False perceptions about Dick Turpin can be traced to William Harrison Ainsworth’s 1834 novel Rockwood. Ainsworth casts Turpin as a dashing highwayman gallantly outwitting corrupt authorities, performing robberies in a gentlemanly, almost honourable fashion.
- Turpin began his career as a butcher. Turpin was born in Hempstead, Essex, in 1705. His father’s job as a butcher offered him early direction in his career but also a route into crime.
- He did not discriminate between rich and poor. Turpin is often depicted as a Robin Hood figure stealing from the wealthy, a hero to the downtrodden. This was simply not the case.
- Turpin committed a series of robberies in 1735. Turpin’s career as a highwayman began with a series of robberies between Epping Forest and Mile End starting on 10 April 1735.
With Noel Fielding, Marc Wootton, Ellie White, Duayne Boachie. A reluctant leader of a gang of rogues sets out on a series of wild adventures, all while trying to outwit the corrupt lawman and "thief-taker" Jonathan Wilde.
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- 2024-03-01
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- Noel Fielding, Marc Wootton, Ellie White
Dick Turpin was an English robber who became celebrated in legend and fiction. Son of an alehouse keeper, Turpin was apprenticed to a butcher, but, having been detected at cattle stealing, he joined a notorious gang of deer stealers and smugglers in Essex.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 1, 2024 · As a butcher in the 1730s, Dick Turpin began stealing sheep and cattle, bringing him to the attention of the notorious deer-poaching Essex (or Gregory) Gang. As his association with them increased, Turpin got involved with their signature crime of raiding homes.
Feb 5, 2024 · Noel Fielding is Dick Turpin, the most dangerous highway robber of the 18th century. Sort of. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is now streaming on Apple TV+ https://apple.co...
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Nov 1, 2022 · Known in our collective imagination as a dashing highwayman who robbed the rich, saved damsels in distress and eluded the law, Georgian highwayman Dick Turpin (1705 –1739) is one of the most notorious criminals of the 18th century. However, our perception of Turpin is ultimately almost entirely untrue. In reality, he was a highly ...
