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Highwayman is a seventeenth-century English word meaning a thief who stops and robs people travelling by road. Back when the word was new, they stole pretty much what the same type of criminal would steal today - whatever the travellers might be carrying which was of value for use of the thief or for sale or exchange.
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What did highwaymen eat?
highwaymen drunk ale
Why did highwaymen become highwaymen?
The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617. The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who traveled on a horse, as opposed to those who robbed on foot (foot-pads). Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to foot-pads.
Who were sussex highwaymen?
Highwaymen that were the worst and most dangerous and came from Sussex.
What were highwaymen punishments?
Highwaymen were sentenced to death by hanging. They were hanged OR shot if they were caught.
Can highwaymen be women?
They could of been but there is no really right or wrong answer to this.
