A robber on foot was called a footpad and was often part of a gang. They would rob people travelling on foot and they could be very violent. Figure caption, A highwayman holding up a man for his ...

Noel Fielding’s show about an 18th-century highway robber is coming back for a second season„,right? The famous highwayman Dick Turpin and his band of merry followers were supposed to have ...

The most famous highwayman was Dick Turpin. Before turning to highway robbery, he was a butcher, who joined a gang of robbers. He stole cattle, burgled houses and stole money from people.