From the highways to the high seas, for a short period in the 17th and 18th Centuries, crime was endemic. Men and women found fame as the most notorious and iconic Highwaymen, Pirates, and Rogues. They became popular folk heroes. Their adventures were written about and romanticized and, eventually, portrayed on the silver screen. But their true stories were even more remarkable.

From the highways to the high seas, for a short period in the 17th and 18th Centuries, crime was endemic. Men and women found fame as the most notorious and iconic Highwaymen, Pirates, and Rogues. They became popular folk heroes. Their adventures were written about and romanticized and, eventually, portrayed on the silver screen. But their true stories were even more remarkable.