Crime & Legislation
Spanning criminals, prisons and the Metropolitan Police, find out about London’s laws and its lawbreakers in our objects, stories and blogs.
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The Metropolitan Police: From 1829 to today
Two hundred years of policing London
Crime & Legislation
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The Cato Street Conspiracy: A failed revolution
This 1820 plot to kill the cabinet ended at the Newgate Prison gallows
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London’s dark public execution history in 5 objects
A look at 700 years of public executions in London through five objects
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Jack Sheppard: Jack Sheppard Seated in His Cell, Newgate (pen, ink and wash with white highlights)
Thornhill, James
1724
