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18th century…

Passo di Lupo: An Italian Bandit

12 Nov 2017
An outlaw’s life was not a merry one: in the 1820s, banditry in Italy was rife; at this time, a young travel writer named Charles Macfarlane was touring the country…
1381…

“The Bondman” (1833): Wat Tyler, Medievalism, and the Great Reform Act of 1832

21 Apr 201710 Sep 2017
In the course of my research for my book The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler, due to be published by Pen & Sword in 2018, I…
18th century…

Rob Roy (1671-1734)

13 Jan 2017
A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy! And Scotland has a thief as good, An outlaw of as daring mood; She has her brave ROB ROY! Then…
19th Century…

E. L. Blanchard’s “The Mysteries of London” (1849-50)

16 Dec 201616 Dec 2016
My previous post was about Thomas Miller’s continuation of G. W. M. Reynolds’ penny blood The Mysteries of London (Reynolds and Miller’s series were published between 1844 – 1848 and…
19th Century…

Thomas Miller’s “The Mysteries of London; or, Lights and Shadows of London Life” (1849)

14 Dec 201616 Dec 2016
Thomas Miller’s The Mysteries of London; or, The Lights and Shadows of London Life (1849) is a continuation of G. W. M. Reynolds’ eponymous penny blood serialised novel published between…
1381…

‘Robin Hood Should Bring Us John Ball’: The Outlaw in William Morris’ “A Dream of John Ball” (1886)

4 Dec 2016
I am currently working on two projects: my PhD thesis examining post-medieval representations of Robin Hood, and my forthcoming book examining the post-medieval cultural history of Wat Tyler, the leader…

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