Highwaymen

Short History Of...

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4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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For centuries, stories have been told about highwaymen - dangerous rogues who attacked unsuspecting travellers in the dead of night, demanding their money or their life. These robbers have been romanticised into myths, plays, films, and songs. But what’s the truth behind the legends? Who were the real men - and sometimes women - who risked death sentences for the contents of a purse? How did authorities respond to highway robbery? And do these career criminals really deserve such heroic status? This is a Short History Of Highwaymen. Written by Danny Marshall. With thanks to Fiona McDonald, author of ‘Gentlemen Rogues and Wicked Ladies: A Guide to British highwaymen and highwaywomen.’ Check out Noiser’s podcast Real Outlaws for more episodes like this one! Search for Real Outlaws wherever you get your podcasts, or follow this link www.podfollow.com/real-outlaws For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.8	It is summer 1665 moonlight spills moonlight spills through the trees fringing hound's low heath just west of London. A breeze rustles the leaves above the
0:34.9	rutted lane, but everywhere is silent except for the occasional screech of a fox.
0:41.6	In a section of woodland beside the lane, seven men are waiting.
0:47.0	Among them their leader, Claude Duval, strokes the flanks of his horse to calm her.
0:52.0	But she's heard something.
0:55.0	Duval holds up a hand, and the group peer out onto the lane.
1:00.0	Distant wheels rumble across hard-packed dirt.
1:04.0	A coach is approaching.
1:07.0	The men watch its dim oil lamps grow brighter
1:11.0	as it thunders towards them. It's a large four-wheeled
1:16.3	stagecoach pulled by four horses, its oblivious driver silhouetted at the front.
1:21.3	It might be racing now, but horses won't cope well with the
1:25.9	change from the moonlit heath into the dark woods. The coach will have to slow.
1:39.0	Staying in the shadows, Duval pulls back the hammer on his pistol with a soft click.
1:45.0	As the coach nears the tree line, it slows, entering the thicket at walking pace.
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