Research-Smuggling

I've written a little about smuggling along the British coast before. Smuggling really was something of a British past time. (Anyone watch Poldark?) All classes participated in one form or another be it the smuggling of, a one off run, or a purchaser of smuggled goods.

Smugglers, circa 1785 (from BBC article)

A bullish attitude towards smuggling in the 18th century is a great article on smuggling. Taxation was extremely high and it hurt everyone. Except the monarchs, who lived quite lavishly and didn't understand the word "no". Or expensive for that matter.

Here's another article on it. Defying National Identities: trans-Channel Smuggling during the Napoleonic Wars, 1803 – 1815

This one is more on causes of crime from the BBC, Highway robbery and smuggling.