i thought this was so interesting! i don't read a lot of romances with prison plots, but when i do, newgate always seems like such a dark, demonic place. while it obviously was terrible and squalid, it was also in the center of london??
also very interesting that it perhaps had been around since Roman times in some capacity.
It is wild to think about how central it is! Right next to St. Paul's. And not surprisingly, prisons that serve London now are significantly less centralized.
Finally had the chance to sit down and catch up on these and absolutely loving it.
I'm especially fascinated by the Newgate Calendar, which I hadn't heard of before but seems to have been a Big Deal?
Looking forward to the next one!!
i thought this was so interesting! i don't read a lot of romances with prison plots, but when i do, newgate always seems like such a dark, demonic place. while it obviously was terrible and squalid, it was also in the center of london??
also very interesting that it perhaps had been around since Roman times in some capacity.
It is wild to think about how central it is! Right next to St. Paul's. And not surprisingly, prisons that serve London now are significantly less centralized.