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.
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∙ 12y agoPeople would usually become highway men during the middle ages because they had no food or money and robbing people on the highway was a easy but dangerous way for them to get food or money. Many of them did not do it because they were bad but becasue they needed food and money for their families.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they were the only ones who rode on horses and stopped people to steal from i mean who would do that?Normally someone whos about to rob doesnt ask to steal they just do it and they especially dont do it with a horse. Thats my answer!!
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∙ 14y agoBecause the men who were in the war had nothing to do at the end of it so they were highwaymen.
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∙ 11y agobecause you might get robbed or shot
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Highwaymen that were the worst and most dangerous and came from Sussex.
Highwaymen were sentenced to death by hanging. They were hanged OR shot if they were caught.
Highwaymen were traveling robbers on horseback existed from the late 15th century until the 19th century in England and Ireland. Some of these bandits were immortalized in stories, song, and poetry. In the most part, they were violent and would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. To this definition of "Highwaymen," they no longer exist.
They could of been but there is no really right or wrong answer to this.
highwaymen drunk ale
Highwaymen had pistols on their waste
Highwaymen that were the worst and most dangerous and came from Sussex.
The duration of Highwaymen - film - is 1.33 hours.
Highwaymen existed in from the 16th century to the 18th century.
It is possible for highwaymen to rob other highwaymen, as they may see them as competition for potential targets. However, it is not a common occurrence as they typically target travelers and merchants passing through their territory.
highwaymen live in the epping forest or in caves!noo they lived with everybody else so they could blend in and nobody would no they were highwaymen
Highwaymen - film - was created on 2004-02-13.
Highwaymen - 1904 was released on: USA: 1904
Highwaymen were probaly popular in the 19th century. (an approximate guess)
The group Highwaymen are not known to have stolen any clothes.
highwaymen want to be highwaymen because they want to steel stuff like money or ancient artifacts from the rich but they will spend it all on them selves not their family or best friends all on them selves they don't give it to the poor either!