The perilious life of Thomas Dangerfield

Thomas Dangerfield (c.1650-85) was a notorious thief, counterfeiter, highwayman and conspirator who is chiefly remembered for his role in falsely accusing British Roman Catholics as part of the ‘Popish Plot’ of 1678.

A set of ‘memoires’ on offer at auction house Lacy Scott & Knight on September 17 in Bury St E…

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