Georgian London's Famous Bad Boy: Jack Sheppard
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal
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What is it about a ‘bad boy’ that we love? That’s as true today as it was in the 18th century. In this episode of After Dark, Anthony and Maddy unravel the extraordinary rise, daring escapes, and final end of Jack Sheppard- the thief who became history's first celebrity criminal...
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tomos Delargy and McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
00:00 Introduction
02:44 Introducing 18th century thief Jack Sheppard
03:01 Modern adaptations and fictional accounts
04:11 Historical context of 18th century London
06:19 Crime and law enforcement in Georgian Britain
08:32 The rise of print media and celebrity culture
09:39 Understanding the Bloody Code
13:01 Background and early life of Jack Sheppard
16:18 Slipping into the London criminal underworld
21:19 The five arrests and initial prison escape
25:30 Second arrest and escaping New Prison
30:44 Feud with thief-taker general Jonathan Wild
33:07 Imprisonment at Newgate and third escape
41:04 Fourth arrest, the Castle room, and daring escape
46:14 Final arrest and execution at Tyburn
50:02 Legacy, folklore, and cultural impact
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20 Comments
Jack jump over the candle-stick.
Jack jumped high, Jack jumped low,
Jack jumped over and burned his toe!
In other news, please pass along the message to Eleanor that she needs to write a book about Richard II called, “This Fckn Guy.” Lol
We Americans don't have this kind of history. I envy you lot.
I think this would be an interesting study especially, for a doctrinal thesis.
Maddie: I appreciated your alleged TMI about your experiences. All things I wanted to know but would have never have asked! Glad you're back!
Georgian London's Famous Bad Boy: Jack Sheppard
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal
26,785 views
What is it about a ‘bad boy’ that we love? That’s as true today as it was in the 18th century. In this episode of After Dark, Anthony and Maddy unravel the extraordinary rise, daring escapes, and final end of Jack Sheppard- the thief who became history's first celebrity criminal...
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Tomos Delargy and McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
00:00 Introduction
02:44 Introducing 18th century thief Jack Sheppard
03:01 Modern adaptations and fictional accounts
04:11 Historical context of 18th century London
06:19 Crime and law enforcement in Georgian Britain
08:32 The rise of print media and celebrity culture
09:39 Understanding the Bloody Code
13:01 Background and early life of Jack Sheppard
16:18 Slipping into the London criminal underworld
21:19 The five arrests and initial prison escape
25:30 Second arrest and escaping New Prison
30:44 Feud with thief-taker general Jonathan Wild
33:07 Imprisonment at Newgate and third escape
41:04 Fourth arrest, the Castle room, and daring escape
46:14 Final arrest and execution at Tyburn
50:02 Legacy, folklore, and cultural impact
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.
All music from Epidemic Sounds.
History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™
#HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark