16 Nov 1724 Jack Sheppard was executed. Here is a brief overview of his life and legend.
Jack Sheppard (1702-1724)
“Launched into Eternity”: Public Hangings and Last Dying Speeches in 18th-Century England
During the 18th century crime was the talk of the town in England. In 1751, the crime rate had reached such hellish proportions that the Magistrate of Westminster, Henry Fielding (the author […]