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'''Richard Turpin''', better known as '''Dick Turpin''' was a notorious [[highwayman]] whose exploits were later romanticised in fiction. | '''Richard Turpin''', better known as '''Dick Turpin''' was a notorious [[highwayman]] whose exploits were later romanticised in fiction. | ||
[[Charley Pollard]] was a fan of the stories in which Turpin appeared. Upon encountering the real Turpin in [[1738]], Charley inadvertently infected him with [[Grel]] particles which altered Turpin and those around him to match their fictional depictions. | [[Charley Pollard]] was a fan of the stories in which Turpin appeared. Upon encountering the real Turpin in [[1738]], Charley inadvertently infected him with [[Grel]] particles which altered Turpin and those around him to match their fictional depictions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'') | ||
According to a [[Coal Hill School]] textbook, the best-known story of Dick Turpin told of his rapid 200-mile ride from [[London]] to [[York]] on his horse, [[Black Bess]], in order to establish an alibi; though the same story was also told of another highwayman - [[John Nevison]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | |||
Dick was tried for [[murder]] in [[March]] [[1739]], before being executed a month later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'') | Dick was tried for [[murder]] in [[March]] [[1739]], before being executed a month later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 22:37, 4 October 2020
Richard Turpin, better known as Dick Turpin was a notorious highwayman whose exploits were later romanticised in fiction.
Charley Pollard was a fan of the stories in which Turpin appeared. Upon encountering the real Turpin in 1738, Charley inadvertently infected him with Grel particles which altered Turpin and those around him to match their fictional depictions. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse)
According to a Coal Hill School textbook, the best-known story of Dick Turpin told of his rapid 200-mile ride from London to York on his horse, Black Bess, in order to establish an alibi; though the same story was also told of another highwayman - John Nevison. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
Dick was tried for murder in March 1739, before being executed a month later. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse)
In 2009, Clyde Langer asked the Dark Rider if he had known Dick Turpin, but he was unable to speak so gave no reply. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge)
