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Rob Roy (1922) – British silent historical film depicting the life of the early 18th century outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor [161] Salomé (1922) – Christian drama film depicting a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist at the request of Herod's stepdaughter, Salomé, whom he lusts after [162]
1694–early 18th century Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over love for the same woman. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island where he must fight for survival.
Mamangam (film) The Man to Destroy; The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) The Man Without Desire; Mandrin (1947 film) Mandrin (1962 film) Manon Lescaut (1914 film) Manon Lescaut (1940 film) Maria Theresa (film) Marianna Ucrìa; Marie Antoinette Queen of France; Mark of the Devil (1970 film) Mark of the Devil Part II; Marquis de Sade (film) Marquis de ...
Film about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh. The Devil-Ship Pirates: United Kingdom Don Sharp: Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney: Set in England in 1588 Hercules and the Black Pirates: Italy Luigi Capuano: Alan Steel, Rosalba Neri: The Masked Man Against the Pirates: Italy ...
Crime Fiction came to be recognised as a distinct literary genre, with specialist writers and a devoted readership, in the 19th century.Earlier novels and stories were typically devoid of systematic attempts at detection: There was a detective, whether amateur or professional, trying to figure out how and by whom a particular crime was committed; there were no police trying to solve a case ...
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
Films are listed according to the decade in which the depicted crime occurred, rather than by the film's date of release. This page includes "crimes" where the "criminal" was later exonerated. This page includes suicides or other deaths which have been deemed to be suspicious by some and have therefore become the subject of conspiracy theories.
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief, and killer.