According to some historians he was a rebel who fought for the people, while according to others he was a traitor who fought for the Spanish against the Brits and the one who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot. Keep in mind that even nowadays there are people who refer to him as “the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions.” He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and abducted. He was then transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in what was characterized by the American media as an undemocratic and barbaric trial that was held behind closed doors. After Ford murdered James, he didn’t receive a hero’s welcome as he’d hoped, or even the entire reward. Instead, he was labeled a coward and became a drifter. Ironically, Ford met his end when a fellow outlaw shot him in the chest, seeking fame for killing the ultimate coward/traitor.
