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EPISODE · Feb 21, 2024 · 35 MIN

Dick Turpin, Highwaymen and Public Executions

from History for You with Douglas and Hugh · host Douglas Wrattle, Hugh Canard

STAND AND DELIVER! YOU'RE MONEY OR YOUR WIFE!! That's right. We're galloping back to the golden age of highway robbery. While the most famous mounted cad was Dick Turpin, there were others equally notorious and nefarious. Discover the many types of murderous highwaymen and women who roamed the English countryside during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recoil in horror as Douglas and Hugh also unveil what grisly justice awaited them when they were all eventually caught. Chilling. ------ History for You with Douglas and Hugh is a comedy podcast about history written, performed and produced by Adrian Mackinder and James Devonshire, with music by Mike Jones.  Let us know your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes. Connect with us here: https://tinyurl.com/History4UTwitter https://tinyurl.com/History4UFacebook  Adrian and James are also published authors: The Wonder 1: Blood Red https://amzn.eu/d/0gk3Qiq Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World https://linktr.ee/stanleebook Death and the Victorians https://linktr.ee/deathandthevictorians Adrian is also a stand-up comedian and improvisor. Here he is: https://linktr.ee/AdrianMackinder

STAND AND DELIVER! YOU'RE MONEY OR YOUR WIFE!! That's right. We're galloping back to the golden age of highway robbery. While the most famous mounted cad was Dick Turpin, there were others equally notorious and nefarious. Discover the many types of murderous highwaymen and women who roamed the English countryside during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Recoil in horror as Douglas and Hugh also unveil what grisly justice awaited them when they were all eventually caught. Chilling. ------ History for You with Douglas and Hugh is a comedy podcast about history written, performed and produced by Adrian Mackinder and James Devonshire, with music by Mike Jones.  Let us know your thoughts and suggestions for future episodes. Connect with us here: https://tinyurl.com/History4UTwitter https://tinyurl.com/History4UFacebook  Adrian and James are also published authors: The Wonder 1: Blood Red https://amzn.eu/d/0gk3Qiq Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World https://linktr.ee/stanleebook Death and the Victorians https://linktr.ee/deathandthevictorians Adrian is also a stand-up comedian and improvisor. Here he is: https://linktr.ee/AdrianMackinder

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