Dick Turpin
Jonathan Oates • 2023 • Pen & Sword Books Limited
- Author
- Jonathan Oates
- First published
- 2023
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Limited
- ISBN
- 9781399070621
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Published by Pen & Sword Books in 2023, this biography by historian Jonathan Oates seeks to strip away the centuries of myth surrounding the infamous English highwayman. While Dick Turpin has long been immortalized in folklore as a daring, romanticized anti-hero, Oates approaches the subject through the lens of rigorous archival research, focusing on his reality as a member of the Gregory Gang and his eventual execution in York in 1739.
The design of the volume reflects Pen & Sword’s established commitment to accessible yet scholarly military and social history. The book aims to reconcile the stark difference between the popular literary figure created by Victorian novelists, most notably William Harrison Ainsworth, and the actual criminal record. By contextualizing Turpin within the socio-economic instability of 18th-century England, Oates provides a grounded analysis that has been well-received by readers interested in the intersection of true crime and regional history.
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