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Outlaws

Outlaws across history

Spartacus was victorious in
SPARTACUS the arena and went on to Theforestoutlaws
lead a slave rebellion
ENGLAND 1209
WAGES WAR The Forest Laws in Medieval
ROME 73-71 BCE England prohibited hunting in
the Royal Forests by anyone
The Third Servile War was
but the king. If caught, a man
waged against the Roman
could be blinded in both eyes,
Republic by a band of
castrated or killed. The laws
around 120,000 escaped
were enforced by secret police
slaves – primarily gladiators
called Foresters, but those
– under the leadership of the
who escaped them would
legendary Spartacus. The
live in the land as outlaws.
largely untrained rebels were
In 1209, Hugh the Scot was
surprisingly successful in their
caught with a deer and fled to
attacks against the mighty
a church for sanctuary before
Roman army, but the rebellion
escaping in disguise, dressed
was finally crushed by legions
as a woman. Many outlaws of
led by Marcus Licinius Crassus.
this time were romanticised
Despite its failure, the uprising
and it is thought this is where
continued to affect Roman William the Conqueror enjoyed hunting and
the legend of Robin Hood
politics for years to come. established the Forest Laws to protect game
came from. animals from anyone but him
Outlaws timeline O The Pirate Queen O Slovakian bandit O Emperor O Bushrangers
made an
get rich from
sentenced to
Grace O’Malley
dominates the death outlaw the gold rush
O Roman law forbids O Erik the Red outlawed coast of Ireland, Juraj Jánošík, the Great Britain, Bushrangers
fire and water Thehot-headedViking raiding ships. Robin Hood of Russia, Austria are runaway
Anyone who returns criminal is convicted When her Slovakia, preyed and Prussia convicts
to Roman territory of manslaughter, family are on aristocrats declare French surviving in the
after being exiled pronounced an outlaw taken ransom, and lived in the Emperor Australian bush.
is an outlaw. It is a and exiled from Iceland. she convinces forest. He is hung Napoleon Many of them
punishable offence to He will settle in a place he Queen Elizabeth I on a hook for his Bonaparte an thrive during
provide them use of names Greenland. to set them free. Pirate Grace O’Malley outlawry. A statue of Juraj Jánošík outlaw. the gold rush.
fire or water. 981 CE 1530-1603 comes face to face with 1713 stands in Smetana Park in 13 March 1815 1850s
3rd century BCE Queen Elizabeth I the Czech Republic
300BCE 0 CE 1000 1500 1600 1700 1800
O Outlawry is the O Magna Carta ends O Earl of Danby O The highwayman is
harshest penalty outlawry outlawed executed
In early Germanic The legal document Henry Danvers The infamous Dick
law, offences against Magna Carta entitles is outlawed for Turpin had made
the community suspects to a trial in murdering Henry a career out of
are punished by a court of law, ending Long. The Long highway robbery
outlawry, meaning outlawry (putting and Danvers family but is hung for
the convicted can be someone outside of feud is said to have his crimes. He will
killed by anyone. legal protection). Magna Carta made clear that the inspired Romeo And Henry Danvers was be romanticised as a Dick Turpin was caught after
5th century 1215 monarch was not above the law Juliet. 1597 eventually pardoned for heroic figure. 1739 shooting a cockerel
killing his rival
An outlaw and Outlaw of the ocean
a martyr ATLANTIC OCEAN 1716-18
SCOTLAND 11 SEPTEMBER 1297 There were few who wouldn’t recoil
While the English saw William at the sound of Edward Teach’s
Wallace as a murderer and an booming voice and enormous
outlaw, the Scots considered him black beard, smoking with burning
a martyr who fought for their rope. His demonic appearance
independence. When King Edward I and monstrous reputation for
conquered Scotland in 1296, Wallace disembowelling enemies and
waged guerrilla warfare on the shooting members of his own
occupying armies. He weakened crew transformed Teach into the
England’s hold on Scotland and legendary pirate Blackbeard. His
was appointed ‘guardian of the reign of terror came to an end
Wallace allegedly flayed one of the English kingdom’. But he was seized in 1305 when he came face-to-pistol with
leaders at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and and hung for treason. According to myth, Blackbeard had buried Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
used his skin to make a belt for his sword treasure and its location died with him
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