London’s most notorious thief was also a hero of the people

An expert in picking locks, Jack Sheppard rose to fame in the 18th century for his spectacular escapes from London’s notorious prisons—but harsh English laws against theft eventually sent him to the ...
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FAMOUS NEWGATE PRISON; THE OLD BUILDING THAT IS TO BE DEMOLISHED. A JAIL IN WHICH SOME OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS OF ENGLAND'S CRIMINALS HAVE SUFFERED.

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