![]() ![]() (Hence, ‘kid’ meaning ‘child’, and ‘nap’ or ‘nab’ meaning ‘to snatch’.) Press-ganging was a means of ensuring an adequate supply of personnel for the merchant fleet during the 19th century.Ĭertain high profile events, much due to the efforts of the media, highlighted the psychological impact of kidnapping. ![]() In the 17th century, children were stolen from their families for ‘export’ to the North American colonies as servants and labourers. In medieval times, knights displayed their noble heritage through heraldic devices in the hope that their higher perceived market value would increase their chances of being kept alive for ransom rather than being killed. ![]() Early texts refer to the kidnapping of Abram's nephew (Lot), Julius Caesar and Richard the Lionheart. ![]()
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