Dick Trupin
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Watch: The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Apple TV)
Just when I hear the name Dick Turpin, a rush of memories hit me. Remembering all the fun I had as a kid watching Sydney James and the “Carry on…” movies. The historic person of Richard Turpin (1705–1739) was an English highwayman, son of a butcher, whose exploits were romanticized following his execution in York…