Most people would say he had a horse named Black Bess but this is a myth it was just written in a story by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
The Highwayman, Dick Turpin's horse was named Black Bess.
Dick Turpin's full name is Richard "Dick" Turpin.
Dick Turpin rode Black Bess.
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it wasn't called black bess at all he never had a named horse because he rode stolen horses black bess is a name people got from the poem the highwayman because they assumed that the poem was about dick turpin and in the poem he has a girlfriend called bess who had black hair so a leganed surronded him that he called his horse black bess after her but he didnt. the poem the highwayman may not even be about dick turpin
The fictional character Dick Turpin is often associated with a horse named Black Bess. He was a notorious English highwayman who supposedly rode this horse during his robberies in the 18th century, as depicted in various literary and cultural works.
Most people would say he had a horse named Black Bess but this is a myth it was just written in a story by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
Dick Turpin. If he isn't, maybe he should be!
The highwayman Dick Turpin owned the black bess
Dick Turpin
dick turpin dyed in 1706-1739
Not any more he is not, anyway his name was! Dick Turpin