Crime & Legislation
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Crime & Legislation
Jack Sheppard: An 18th-century working class hero
How one young criminal became a working class hero by escaping London prisons four times.
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
The punishing past of London’s prisons
A list of the most notorious and historic prisons in the city
From our experts
From our experts
From avoiding the gallows, to leading a mutiny
What happened to convicts who were transported to penal colonies instead of being executed?
