Outlaws

Before Billy the Kid and Jesse James, the golden age of the outlaw blossomed in Great Britain, where real-life Robin Hoods prowled the open roads and urban alleyways of the 17th and 18th centuries. Few figures in British history have captured the popular imagination as much as the outlaw: their brazen escapades and flamboyance made them the antihero of their time - feared by the rich, admired by the poor and celebrated by writers and artists.