Next, he will be a highwayman in the gory British comedy Plunkett & Macleane (think Trainspotting with wigs) and the ruthless bad guy in the next Bond film.
After the machine had been used in several satisfactory experiments on dead bodies in the hospital of Bicêtre, it was erected on the Place de Grève for the execution of a highwayman on April 25 , 1792
Admiration combined with fear to create a sporadic cult of the bushranger (highwayman); its most famous expression came with the capture of Ned Kelly's gang and Kelly's execution in 1880.
Acting individually or in small bands, these variants of the classical bandit or highwayman followed the usual pattern of robbery, rape, and murder.
When the gang was broken up, Turpin in 1735 went into partnership with Tom King, a well-known highwayman, whom he accidentally killed while firing at a constable (or, by some accounts, an innkeeper).
The action centres on Peachum, a fence for stolen goods; Polly, his daughter; and Macheath, a highwayman.
The Eight Bells Inn was reputedly the scene of one of highwayman Dick Turpin's escapades.
1630 or 1640 Yorkshire, England March 15 , 1685Knavesmire, England John Nevison, also called William Nevison, Nevison also spelled Nevinson (born 1630/40, Yorkshire, Eng. died March 15 , 1685 Knavesmire, near York) Yorkshire highwayman of Restoration England, made famous in ballads and folklore.
His crazy-quilt career takes him through one role after another: a fool, a woman, an officer's adjutant, a Robin Hood-like highwayman, an army officer, a prisoner of war, a pilgrim, a nobleman, and a snake-oil salesman.
In Yorkshire he became an extortioner and highwayman, eventually in partnership with Thomas Tankard and Edward Bracy.
After serving as a mercenary in Gojam, Kassa returned to his native Qwara on the extreme edge of the western highlands, where he prospered as a highwayman and built a good small army.
