101 Interesting Facts On Ronnie Biggs And The Great Train Robbery

Author : Mike Gray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781909949973

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101 Interesting Facts on Ronnie Biggs and the Great Train Robbery by Mike Gray Pdf

The Great Train Robbery, and the part Ronnie Biggs played in it, is one of the most famous true crime stories of all time. Ronnie's imprisonment, subsequent escape and life on the run has been the subject of much discussion and this new book sets out the facts for anyone wishing to find out what really happened on the day of the robbery and in the years beyond. Do you know how many members of rail staff were on board the train on the day of the robbery? Are you aware which celebrities became involved in the Free Ronnie Biggs Campaign? Can you name the many films, documentaries and books that have been produced about the Great Train Robbery? All this information and more is in 101 Interesting Facts on Ronnie Biggs and The Great Train Robbery. Despite Ronnie Biggs' advancing age and the fact that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, the daring 1963 heist still attracts a great deal of interest. If you would like to know the facts, this book is for you.

Author : Mike Gray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781909949980

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101 Interesting Facts on Ronnie Biggs and the Great Train Robbery by Mike Gray Pdf

The Great Train Robbery, and the part Ronnie Biggs played in it, is one of the most famous true crime stories of all time. Ronnie's imprisonment, subsequent escape and life on the run has been the subject of much discussion and this new book sets out the facts for anyone wishing to find out what really happened on the day of the robbery and in the years beyond. Do you know how many members of rail staff were on board the train on the day of the robbery? Are you aware which celebrities became involved in the Free Ronnie Biggs Campaign? Can you name the many films, documentaries and books that have been produced about the Great Train Robbery? All this information and more is in 101 Interesting Facts on Ronnie Biggs and The Great Train Robbery. Despite Ronnie Biggs' advancing age and the fact that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Great Train Robbery, the daring 1963 heist still attracts a great deal of interest. If you would like to know the facts, this book is for you.

Author : Mike Gray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781910295342

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101 Interesting Facts on Britain's True Life Crimes by Mike Gray Pdf

Are you interested in true life crime? Would you like to find out more about some of the most highly publicised crimes ever committed in Great Britain? Are you curious about the UK's most notorious murderers, bank robbers, kidnappers, fraudsters and career criminals? If so, you won't want to be without 101 Interesting Facts on Britain’s True Life Crimes? What event marked the start of the ‘supergrass’ era in the UK? Who were the Bridgewater Four and what crime were they convicted of? Can you name Britain’s supposed wealthiest criminal, also known as ‘Goldfinger’? Who was the ‘Black Widow’ and how did she come by her nickname? The answers can all be found inside Mike Gray’s fascinating new true crime book. Discover the truth about more than 100 actual events that grabbed the headlines and shocked the UK including details of serial killers, gangsters, thieves, crimes of passion, those who were caught or got away and the falsely accused. It is all inside this compelling book, a must-have read for all true crime fans.

Author : Mike Gray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781910295359

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101 Interesting Facts on Britain's True Life Crimes by Mike Gray Pdf

Are you interested in true life crime? Would you like to find out more about some of the most highly publicised crimes ever committed in Great Britain? Are you curious about the UK's most notorious murderers, bank robbers, kidnappers, fraudsters and career criminals? If so, you won't want to be without 101 Interesting Facts on Britain’s True Life Crimes? What event marked the start of the ‘supergrass’ era in the UK? Who were the Bridgewater Four and what crime were they convicted of? Can you name Britain’s supposed wealthiest criminal, also known as ‘Goldfinger’? Who was the ‘Black Widow’ and how did she come by her nickname? The answers can all be found inside Mike Gray’s fascinating new true crime book. Discover the truth about more than 100 actual events that grabbed the headlines and shocked the UK including details of serial killers, gangsters, thieves, crimes of passion, those who were caught or got away and the falsely accused. It is all inside this compelling book, a must-have read for all true crime fans.

Author : Chris Pickard
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-06
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781789465983

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The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography by Chris Pickard Pdf

What is it that fascinates so many people about Ronnie Biggs and makes him a household name sixty years on from the crime that made his name? Is it the man or the myth that makes Ron a latter-day Robin Hood, and the odd man out who is best remembered from a gang of sixteen who held up a mail train in August 1963? This book covers Ron's entire life including the Great Train Robbery, his conviction and subsequent escape from HMP Wandsworth. Ron tells how he managed to outrun and outthink the posse of law enforcement officers and the media that chased him around the world as one of its most wanted men. From his time in Australia, to his discovery and arrest in Brazil in 1974, it is all included here. It covers the two attempts to kidnap him, and his son Mike's rise to stardom. For the first time Ron tells exactly what has happened to him since the early 1990s to today, including his strokes, his attempted suicide, the death of his partner and friends, the extradition attempts, the Rio carnival tribute, his decision to come back to the UK, and his much publicised return in 2001 after 13,068 days on the run. It also covers his death in 2013 and the legacy he leaves behind. This is not only Ronald Biggs' autobiography; it is also the most complete biography of one of the most famous names in British life of the last 50 years. A brand new 10,000-word timeline covers not only the life and times of Ronald Biggs, but includes the most detailed timeline and facts ever published about the events surrounding the Great Train Robbery itself. This book will stand the test of time as the most complete telling of the life and times of the man who is Ronald Arthur Biggs, and his part in the Great Train Robbery.

Author : Ronnie Biggs
Publisher : Mango
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1684815584

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The Great Train Robber by Ronnie Biggs Pdf

Meet one of the robbers behind the most daring heist in mid-20th century Britain and what life was like on the run.

Author : Ronald Arthur Biggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 0330337688

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Odd Man Out by Ronald Arthur Biggs Pdf

Just after three o`clock on the morning of Thursday 8 August 1963, on a stretch of railway track in Buckinghamshire, 16 men ambushed the Glasgow-to-London mail train. Their total haul that night was #2,631,784 - worth over #26 million at today`s rates. Having made a successful escape from the scene of the crime, Biggs - along with most of the other gang members - was subsequently captured; he received a 30-year jail sentence. But within 15 months he had made an escape from Wandsworth Prison, and he has been eluding the police ever since. In his autobiography, Biggs speaks openly about the robbery and his five years of being chased around the world by Scotland Yard, and also of the birth of his third son, Farley. In 1970, Biggs settled in Brazil, where he still lives thanks to his Brazilian son Michael.

Author : Ronald Arthur Biggs,Ronnie Biggs,Christopher Pickard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Brigands and robbers
ISBN : 0957039824

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Ronnie Biggs by Ronald Arthur Biggs,Ronnie Biggs,Christopher Pickard Pdf

Having been released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009, this is considered by Ronnie Biggs to be the final chapter of his life story. This book covers events in his life following the Great Train Robbery in August 1963, the trial, his escape from HMP Wandsworth and his time on the run around the world.

Author : Michael Biggs,Neil Silver
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-04
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 0753508311

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The Biggs Time by Michael Biggs,Neil Silver Pdf

Ronnie Biggs would admit he's no saint. Sentenced to 30 years for his part in the Great Train Robbery - which took place on a cold English morning in August 1963 - he's the legendary gangster who escaped to taunt the British establishment, sing with the Sex Pistols and tan with bikini-clad Brazilian beach girls, Pina Colada in hand: a hard man, the rogue who got away. clothed me, loved me. Michael knew the devoted single dad trying to go straight who, when prohibited from working legally, traded on the only skill he could short of organized crime - being himself. rescuing his dad from disaster on more than one occasion, not least when Ron was kidnapped in 1981. By making a televised appeal for his return, Michael brought the Brazilian government to his father's aid - and inadvertently kick-started his own fairy-tale performing career. There followed a larger-than-life tale of sex, drugs and platinum-selling boy-band pop. face the full weight of British justice, and offers Ronnie's insights into the planning and execution of the Great Train Robbery itself. Crime, music, sex in the sun, drugs by the pool, innocence, experience, kidnapping (twice) and love - The Biggs Time is the extraordinary tale of two lives that could never be called average.

Author : Brenda Haugen,Natalie Rosinsky
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Thieves
ISBN : 9780756543600

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The Great Train Robbery by Brenda Haugen,Natalie Rosinsky Pdf

Shout and we'll kill you! Threats and violence were part of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Its loot was, at that time, the largest amount of cash ever stolen in Britain. The Crime of the Century seemed to be perfectly planned and executed, but police aimed to show that they'd find those involved and bring them to justice. Would they succeed or would the daring criminals involved in the crime escape with the cash?

Author : Ronald Arthur Biggs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 0722116373

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Ronnie Biggs, His Own Story by Ronald Arthur Biggs Pdf

Author : Jon Fordham
Publisher : Arena books
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781909421813

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Curse of Great Train Robbery by Jon Fordham Pdf

The story of the Great Train Robbery of 1963 according to the latest research and how it adversely affected the lives of all thos involved.

Author : Mike Gray,Tel Currie
Publisher : Apex Publishing Limited
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-11
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1910295140

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Ronnie Biggs - The Inside Story by Mike Gray,Tel Currie Pdf

Ronnie Biggs: The Inside Story, written by two of Ronnie Biggs's closest friends and most ardent supporters, delivers exactly what it says on the label, giving a very personal, unique and yet disturbing insight into the mind and subsequent treatment by the judicial and penal systems of the man that became a legendary household name for his role in one of Britain's most notorious crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and his subsequent life on the run upon his escape from prison in 1965. Raising pointed questions and dispelling many myths, the story makes one wonder who is the greater criminal: the carpenter that played a bit part in an unarmed robbery 45 years ago, who has remained incarcerated since his return to the UK in 2001 despite the fact that he is now a frail, wheelchair-bound 79-year-old grandfather who is no threat to society, is fed via a tube to his stomach and can only communicate by pointing to letters on a laminated sheet; or the justice and prison systems that have allowed him to rot in jail for so long. One thing's for sure, although Ronnie Biggs's body is letting him down after a series of strokes and other illnesses, his legal team, campaign supporters, underworld friends and devoted family certainly aren't, and neither is his own fighting spirit or his humanity in the face of inhumanity. All he wants now is to be able to die a free man rather than suffer "a slow crucifixion on the Home Office cross," and once all the facts have been digested one can only be moved to ask: "How could anyone deny him that?"

Author : Nick Russell-Pavier,Stewart Richards
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780297864400

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The Great Train Robbery by Nick Russell-Pavier,Stewart Richards Pdf

Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath. In the early hours of Thursday 8th August 1963 at rural Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, £2.6 million (£50 million today) in unmarked £5, £1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London nightmail train in a daring and brilliantly executed operation lasting just 46 minutes. Quickly dubbed the crime of the century, it has captured the imagination of the public and the world's media for 50 years, taking its place in British folklore and giving birth to the myths of The Great Train Robbery. Ronnie Biggs, Buster Edwards and Bruce Reynolds became household names. But what really happened? This is the story of four talented villains who took the criminal world by storm, of the 'perfect crime'. It is also the story of ruthless policemen, determined to hunt the robbers down and to make sure nobody slipped through the net, not even the innocent. It is the story of an Establishment under siege, and of one mistake which cost the robbers 307 years in prison. Fifty years later, here is the story set out in full for the first time, a true-life crime thriller, and also a vivid slice of British social history.

Author : Tel / Mike Currie / Gray
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781907792564

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Ronnie Biggs - The Inside Story by Tel / Mike Currie / Gray Pdf

Ronnie Biggs: The Inside Story, written by two of Ronnie Biggs's closest friends and most ardent supporters, delivers exactly what it says on the label, giving a very personal, unique and yet disturbing insight into the mind and subsequent treatment by the judicial and penal systems of the man that became a legendary household name for his role in one of Britain's most notorious crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and his subsequent life on the run upon his escape from prison in 1965. Raising pointed questions and dispelling many myths, the story makes one wonder who is the greater criminal: the carpenter that played a bit part in an unarmed robbery 45 years ago, who has remained incarcerated since his return to the UK in 2001 despite the fact that he is now a frail, wheelchair-bound 79-year-old grandfather who is no threat to society, is fed via a tube to his stomach and can only communicate by pointing to letters on a laminated sheet; or the justice and prison systems that have allowed him to rot in jail for so long. One thing’s for sure, although Ronnie Biggs’s body is letting him down after a series of strokes and other illnesses, his legal team, campaign supporters, underworld friends and devoted family certainly aren’t, and neither is his own fighting spirit or his humanity in the face of inhumanity. All he wants now is to be able to die a free man rather than suffer “a slow crucifixion on the Home Office cross”, and once all the facts have been digested one can only be moved to ask: “How could anyone deny him that?”