Why a Petty Thief became a National Hero | The Life & Times of Jack Sheppard 

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Ah yes, Jack Sheppard. This man would make for a PERFECT Assassins Creed-Protagonist...and incidentally, Jonathan Wilde would be an excellent Templar.

Jack Rackam? It's going to be a good day.

6:37 I see that cheeky horrible histories reference

4:14 Me, Who Watched Extra History's Policing London Series: Wait. I thought he was the Ultimate crimelord. 4:41 Me: Oh, there it is.

6:35 is 100% accurat

Wait a minute? Didn't I see this before?

I think Jack forgot this is the same nation who's greatest folk hero is a thief with a taste for archery and maids.

In the end, it wasn't the police, the executioners, or even Jonathan Wilde who killed him. It was a crowd of his own admirers.

Theory: Jack Sheppard survives and changed his name to Jack Sparrow.

How is this not a Netflix series P.S love the horrible history rat cameo

"From a poor peasant orphan to Son of Heaven" Tale of Zhu Yuanzhang/the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming dynasty

“Wave to the Jacobites” Between this and those Pac-Man headed people from the early videos, I’m starting to wonder if Jack is a South Park Canadian

Can we talk about Ratticus popping up with the sign?? Hilarious

Side Epilogue: Jonathan Wild actually survived that neck stab. However, as the man who sent Jack Shepard to the gallows his reputation was ruined. His criminal empire was exposed, his underlings betrayed him, and he was sentenced to death. He had a mental breakdown in prison and tried to kill himself with laudanum. He slipped into a coma and they hanged his unconscious body.

" From a Slave on backwards world to a Sith Lord " The life of Anakin Skywalker

Jack Sheppard would make an excellent assassin’s creed protagonist or Man is on Skyrim levels of pick pocketing and crime.

id like to see the life and times of Ned Kelly. he's a really interesting character who's seen as a hero and a villain in many peoples eyes plus he's one of the few well known Australians from this very influence time in Australian history another interesting figures could be captain cook. i don't know as much about him but he's a very interesting figure from what i know

Stealing is just getting given a gift the other person doesn’t know their giving

Have to say that usually I am not so keen on media that glorifies criminals, but this guy comes across Robin Hood ish (as portrayed), good story, thank you.

You skimmed over my favorite part. When Bess and Jack escape together, Bess wasn't strong enough to scale the wall, so Jack climbed down the prison wall, up the exterior wall, and then back down to the ground... with Bess on his back like a sex worker Yoda. This next detail is from the newspapers at the time so it'a probably exaggerated but supposedly Jack grew up so poor and malnourished that he was barely five feet tall. Bess was, supposedly, almost a foot taller and nearly twice his weight. Even if she wasn't, what a chad move.

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Me: *Realizes who they’re talking about at **3:58* Also me: *Pauses vid* Gimme a minute. *Goes to rewatch Extra History series* okay I’m back

I'd like to see the life of Ho Chi Minh, the man who fought Imperial Japan, France, and the US, and beat them all.

you could tell jack had fun with the accents in this one

i just rewatched extra history's policing london series... talk about perfect timing

I’m guessing that jack rackham was to sheepish to say any jokes about his name being Shepard

I love the channel, i think you should rename it to Netflix show ideas that will never happen cause they don't have good enough tastes

Honestly the best part is when his friend just kills Wilde in the middle of the court room. If you're going to be executed, might as well get rid of the mob boss who framed you, because what are they going to do, kill you twice? (Actually, knowing history, they'd probably try to execute you twice)

I read the name as commander Shepard for some reason lol REJECT LIARA GO TO TALI

Would you consider doing an episode on Emperor Justinian?

I remember learning about Jack Sheppard at University. Absolute legend.

0:04 cancelled might be a little nice, also i think why Jack is considered a hero has to do with the political climate at the time (as described by Extra History).

I realized what story I was hearing when Jonathan wild popped up.

Bess looks rather familar... Anyway, some notes from me. 1. Newgate was on the site of what is today the Central Criminal Court aka 'The Old Bailey'. 2. Theatre censorship was still a thing until 1968; all plays and theatrical needed to be approved by the Lord Chamberlain's Office. One producer basically managed to convince the Lord Chamberlain that nudity itself wasn't obscene... as long as the naked people were playing statues. Thus giving birth to the Windmill Girls, with a number of well known post-war comedians getting their debuts at the theatre in the process. In the 1960s, theatres wanting to put on controversial works turned themselves into private clubs for the duration. The whole thing got a bit ridiculous at that point and the censorship. 3. Public executions were still being done after the first part of the London Underground opened.

Next story: shaka zulu. His tactics are still used today, but apparently he was a major momma's boy.

I love seeing another history youtuber’s take on history. I loved Extra Credit’s series on Jonathan Wild

Just like how nobody cared when Batman's parents died but when he started beating up criminals.

I’ve been saying it for years, chair makers are a plague on society

Man, I remember when Extra Credits covered this in their policing London series (such a wonderful mini-series!).

This reminded me of the book “ Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens, somehow

I love watching the ones where there's an extra history that relates. It's so interesting getting different perspectives on history.

The only lesson i got was he never got the hint...

You should Yi Sun-Sin the Korean admiral who all but single handedly stopped a Japanese invasion of Korea. A major badass who got fired by the Korean government like four different times before the war because he actually did what ever job they gave to him.

That addition of invincible cue card suddenly was hilarious

Why not make a video on the Pirate Republic? Yeah that was a real thing!

That was a creative way of him just dying abruptively. Had my hopes up

i remember him; he played the doctor in Lost

Ever heard of Jack Sparrow? Yeah inspiration from Jack Shepherd and that one pirate that kept getting in trouble or something like that. Lol not sure.

The Yorkie accent in this was on point.

You forgot my favorite part! His last words were to plug his Official Biography!!!

They say Robin Hood was a legend Jack Sheppard: Hold my beer

Netflix, just hire this guy already

I remember this story from Extra Credits! It was a good series if y’all haven’t seen it already. Y’all should give it a watch sometime later.

2:17 also known as Elizabeth Lyon. (Also, it’s apparently either Edgeworth or Edgworth).

Jack Rackam is a pirate, Jack Sheppard is a robber, Jack Sparrow is also a pirate, Jack the Ripper is a murderer, are all Jacks criminals.

I think this is longest you've ever gone past the person's death! 😁

The Dollop podcast has a really good on Jonathan Wild.

When you plane crash twice on the same Island to fight the smoke monster - The life and time of Jack Sheppard.

Wait a minute, this isn't extra history.

Jack Rackam: does a video on Jack Sheppard Extra History Fans: Hey, I’ve seen this one, it’s a classic

If I may make a suggestion of a German criminal turned folk hero: Johannes Bückler or more widely known as "Schinderhannes" (Flaying Hans), John the Scorcher, John the Flayer or the robber of the rhine who managed a couple of impossible escapes and rose to fame by, well flaying every frenchmen he could get his hands on as the Rhineland was during his story once again under hostile occupation by the french. Among others he was imprisoned in a wooden tower Rapunzel style and managed to vowe one of his guards to slip him a kitchen knife with which he cut a whole through the wall of said tower and somehow managed to get down from it unscathed. After a couple of more escapes, daring robberies and attacks on frenchmen he assumed a new alias and joined an anti french army, however ended up betrayed and handed over to them instead. After his fiancée being attained by the french and threatened with public execution he buckled in and gave away 19 of his comrades as well as himself to safe her and was finally executed by guillotine drawing a crowd of 40thousand onlookers that wanted to accompany the last walk of the beloved "butcher of the french"

4:49- So inspiration behind Thieves Guild and also Discworld where the "criminals" are unlicensed thieves working outside of the official guild?

DO NESTOR MAKHNO PLEASE

Clearly one of the inspirations for Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe.

This is way better then the extra credits video on him, great job jack!

This is possibly my favorite rivalry pairing in history, barring none

These videos are truly a blessing in these dark times in our timeline

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There should be a musical about this guy called Gentleman Jack.

6:37 is that the rat from horrible histories?

Dude everything you talk about needs to be on Netflix

Jonathan Wilde = Lex Luthor playing role of Commissioner Gordon

Jack do Daniel Dancer. His life was nuts.

Oh Netflix will make a story out of him, they’ll give him the Cleopatra treatment

And best of all for the adaptation, there's just enough chaos in his death that it could be faked.

Timur The Lame Genghis Khans Number 1 fanboy : when

In an extremely roundabout way, Jack Sheppard is sort of almost on a Netflix a little. "Unbelievable" is a show on Netflix. In said show, one of the characters sings "Mack the Knife," which comes from the "Threepenny Opera" (1924), itself based on the "Beggar's Opera" (1728). In that play, the character Macheath (who eventually becane Mack the Knife) is directly based on Jack.

Isn't this the guy from LOST?

Id love to see "From swineherd to a king" | The Life & Times of Ivaylo the Cabbage.

Please release more videos I’m always tweaking from withdraw

I would like to see the life and times of the Harpe brothers that were pirates, highwaymen and some of America’s first serial killers.

He was the inspiration for the Three Penny Opera. McHeath.

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This is a really good episode! This channel is always great, but this one flowed particularly well.

As soon as I heard Jonathan Wild I knew what was going on

I like how you do people from across the world but the only time you actually attach an accent to the person is when they're British.

Jonathon Wilde Straight up sounds like a villain from a Thief game.

6:37 I like that little reference

Stable video 👍

1:58 I think we all know what the Muffin Man was doing by the time Jack Sheppard came along. He was buttering some of those muffins, of course.

Now some of you are asking, "How dod Wilde get his political position?" The answer: It was Walpole... It's always Walpole...

Love the invincible reference!

Uber will not be invented for another 200 years.... 1703 +200....1903... ! I did not know that uber was that old....

So much better than Extra Credits. I hope we get spin-off about Johnatan Wild too.

stealing from those who have too much is called making the economy serve people's needs

He really Shepherded in a new age of law in Britain with his antics. Even if we here in the U.S. never learn Jack about him.

Each time i re-watch this video I'm like, ...🤨 Those "British" accents...🤨 ... It's Jack though so I guess I'll allow it lol ❤

Wait... Drury Lane? They can't Catch him? People were banned from mentioning his real name? Is Jack Sheppard the Gingerbread man?

As to WHY a career thief was becoming a local hero? This series of events happened during/after the South Sea Bubble popped, which left many without a penny to their name and pissed off at any one who held a position of power. A.k.a. Johnathan Wilde