Allusions To Real-life Historical Persons or Events
Several historical persons appear in "Gallows Thief":
- Henry Addington, First Viscount Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
- Reverend Horace Cotton, the ordinary at Newgate Prison
- James "Jemmy" Botting, the hangman at Newgate.
- Sir John Colborne (mentioned only)
- Sir Thomas Lawrence (mentioned only)
On Skavadale's estate, Meg hides in a "priest's hole," a secret hiding place built to hide Catholic priests during the reign of Elizabeth I.
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