A portrait of Jonathan Wild (1682-1725), a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited crimefighter entitled the 'Thief-Taker General'. He exploited a strong public demand for action during a major London crime wave in the absence of any effective police force. A powerful gang-leader, he became a master manipulator of legal systems, collecting the rewards for valuables he'd stolen, bribing prison-guards to release colleagues, and blackmailing any who crossed him. His duplicity became known and he was hanged at Tyburn. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/a-portrait-of-jonathan-wild-1682-1725-a-london-underworld-figure-notable-for-operating-on-both-sides-of-the-law-posing-as-a-public-spirited-crimefighter-entitled-the-thief-taker-general-he-exploited-a-strong-public-demand-for-action-during-a-major-london-crime-wave-in-the-absence-of-any-effective-police-force-a-powerful-gang-leader-he-became-a-master-manipulator-of-legal-systems-collecting-the-rewards-for-valuables-hed-stolen-bribing-prison-guards-to-release-colleagues-and-blackmailing-any-who-crossed-him-his-duplicity-became-known-and-he-was-hanged-at-tyburn-image234415229.html
RMRHAF0D–A portrait of Jonathan Wild (1682-1725), a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited crimefighter entitled the 'Thief-Taker General'. He exploited a strong public demand for action during a major London crime wave in the absence of any effective police force. A powerful gang-leader, he became a master manipulator of legal systems, collecting the rewards for valuables he'd stolen, bribing prison-guards to release colleagues, and blackmailing any who crossed him. His duplicity became known and he was hanged at Tyburn.
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