Sam Willis searches for the swashbuckling pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Pirates

In the second episode, Sam Willis takes to the high seas in search of the swashbuckling pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th Century.

Highwaymen Pirates and Rogues

Swashbuckling pirates & elusive urban thieves - meet these anti-heroes!

Fascinating series exploring 17th and 18th-century outlaws. From gentleman highwaymen and swashbuckling pirates to elusive urban thieves, these are the British anti-heroes.

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In the 17th century the first celebrity criminals emerged - robbers known as Highwaymen.

Highwaymen

Sam Willis dives into the 17th century, when the first celebrity criminals emerged from the smoke of battlefields. Mounted soldiers from the losing royalist armies turned to a life of crime, becoming the horseback robbers known as Highwaymen.

Sam Willis explores urban crime, fraud and corruption in the 18th century.

Rogues

In the final episode, Sam Willis explores urban crime, fraud and corruption in the eighteenth century and uncovers a fascinating rogues gallery of charmers, fraudsters and villains.

Highwaymen Pirates and Rogues

Highwaymen Pirates and Rogues

Series 1

1. Highwaymen

2. Pirates

3. Rogues