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Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys.
Dick Turpin is probably the most legendary highwayman of all time, and his rapid flight from London to York is the most famous part of this legend. Mention the name of Turpin to most people, and they will tell you he was a daring and dashing rogue who famously rode this trip of two hundred miles on his faithful mare, Black Bess, in less than ...
He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
It’s not just impeccable manners and sartorial elegance that we wrongly associate with Dick Turpin. One of his most famous exploits, the ride through the night from Kent to York, was actually carried out by a man called John ‘Swift Nick’ Nevison, some 30 years before Turpin was born.
Oct 23, 2016 · Provided to YouTube by DashGo Dick Turpin's Ride to York · John Graham Donaldson Folk Music of England ℗ 2016 Soho Production Music Released on: 2016-10-07 Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Apr 2, 2023 · However, the ride of 200 miles on one horse in a day and night is physically impossible. The only ride to York that Turpin made was in 1738 and that was from Beverley and as a prisoner. 3.
Roy Leslie - Dick Turpin's Ride To York (1932) Roy Leslie (as Leslie Holmes) released many records with Leslie Sarony as 'The Two Leslies' (a few of which are on my Channel), a...
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