Two new TV series -- 'The Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin' and 'Renegade Nell' -- celebrate and put a twist on 18th century highwaymen.

In the 18th century at the height of their popularity a big wig made of human hair would cost around the same as the average yearly wage. They were what highway men were after when thy robbed nobles.

Highwaymen increased in number in the early 18th century. They targeted stagecoaches, carriages, farmers returning from market and the mail coaches.

Ben Tripp's young adult debut is a charming romp through a thoroughly theatrical 18th-century England populated by swashbuckling highwaymen, fairies and circus performers.

BBC Inside Out uncovers the rich pickings available in the East Midlands for Highwaymen during the 16th and 17th centuries. Skip to main ... Black Harry was a notorious early 18th century highwayman.

The rumble of iron-rimmed wheels on the uneven road, the rhythmic clip-clop of horses’ hooves, the creak of the coach’s wooden frame – these were the sounds that accompanied 18th-century ...

The Highwaymen — comprising Jean-Jacques J’Adore (aka Gregory David Caunt), ... taking on the theatrical roles of 18th-century highwaymen, complete with outfits, ...

An 18th-century rebellion for liberty, ... — Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.