Policing London | British History | Extra History Complete

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What if the man responsible for catching criminals… was secretly the biggest criminal of them all? In 18th-century London, the line between justice and crime wasn’t just blurry—it was inverted. Enter Jonathan Wild, the so-called “Thief-Taker General,” who ran London’s criminal underworld while posing as its savior. But when a rebellious escape artist named Jack Sheppard became a symbol of defiance, Wild’s empire—and ego—started to crumble.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro to Policing London
01:14 – Chapter 1: The Thief-Taker General
10:17 – Chapter 2: The Fall of Johnathan Wild
19:59 – Chapter 3: The Bow Street Runners
29:24 – Chapter 4: His Majesty King Mob
38:29 – Chapter 5: Scotland Yard At Last

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From: Extra History

Date: July 5, 2025

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Thanks for Watching!

appreciate the effort to compile all the existing videos into one single history video!

So you’re saying it was Walpole?

Thanks👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In 2025 it is still like this… the ones who are policing the cities and countries, are on both side of the crimes committed.

13:22 oh the music to my ears that is someone saying hanged for execution rather than hung.

39:46 "They [parliament] were starting to get an inkling that somethings could not be outsourced or made to pay for themselves." "A lot of problems arose from British parliament just flat out refusing to pay for stuff while still reaping the benefits it gave them." It's amazing that people in the US haven't learned this lesson. But I guess "individual ruggedness" or "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps" or whatever.