Bow Street Runners
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The Bow Street Runners, like Newgate Prison, are one of those setting markers that tells historical romance readers “oh we’re in a historical romance in London, probably in pre-Victorian.” A few different authors have written whole series centered on Runners as heroes—Lisa Kleypas, Kate Bateman, Jillian Eaton, and they pop up in quite a few different standalone books as well. But like how we investigated in our Newgate Prison episode, we’re interested in the why and the how of Bow Street becoming a part of the historical romance canon of setting markers. The proto-police force existed for a little less than a century, initially differed greatly in their mission than police forces of today, and would be nearly obsolete by the time Queen Victoria was crowned. Support us on our Patreon! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @reformedrakes Instagram: @reformedrakes Beth’s TikTok Chels’ TikTok Emma’s TikTok Chels’ Substack Emma’s Substack Visit our website for transcripts and show notes: reformedrakes.com Thank you for listening!
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