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We're so excited for this series, this story has everything. Drama! Intrigue! Betrayal! And it all starts with Jonathan Wild, a man renowned for his ability to recover stolen goods and deliver justice to the streets of London. There's just one slight problem with this heroic image: It's a front for his real business. A business that places the pickpockets of London directly into his pocket. Who says you can't play both sides?

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Policing London - The Thief-Taker General - Extra History - #1

These days we kind of assume that police are a normal part of law and order. But that wasn't always the case. In fact, it wasn't the case for a lot of human history. So how did we start thinking of police as a natural part of a city? It all starts in London with the Thief-Taker General Jonathan Wilde, a man of two faces. Which one is real: valiant crime fighter or the puppet master of London's underbelly? Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our shows at http://extracredits.site Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: hhttps://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-... Contribute community subtitles to Extra History: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_p... Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch ____________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music: "Alleyways and Truncheons" by Tiffany Román http://www.tiffanyromanlouk.com

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Liam Pender

Strangely apt to have a video on the origins of the first modern police considering the brave actions of the met today consodering the brave acts of

Anonymous

When will the Extra History Christmas break be?

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We'll be off the last week of December and the first week of January, but episodes will still be airing because Matt is a scheduling wizard. - A