English Civil War

There’s a cynical modern saying: “Steal a hundred pounds, go to jail. Steal a hundred grand, get a book deal.” This is far from a modern phenomenon. Throughout history those who commit audacious crimes have sometimes been rewarded rather…

Mary Frith was born sometime in the 1580s - 1584 is a reasonable guess, and is given as a fact by some sources. She came from a relatively respectable background - her father was a shoemaker, and she had an uncle who was a churchman of some…