He was alright, Jack
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"On 16 September, after a set of tools had been found concealed in the rushes of his chair, he was moved to a formidable fourth-storey apartment known as the Castle, where he was isolated from other prisoners and where visitors were carefully watched. He was also fettered and handcuffed, and his fetters were secured to an iron staple in the floor by a great horse padlock.
Despite these precautions..."
Today's ODNB Life of the Day is Jack Sheppard, a man who made Houdini look like some kind of sideshow distraction. I'll stop quoting them when they stop sending amazing lives my way.
Elswhere, Jon puts us in our place (and things into perspective), and Dumbarton is where dogs go when they've had their day.
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