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London's First Police Force Was Established by Henry Fielding and His Brother (crimereads.com)
9 points by pepys on Nov 11, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


That's probably why they are known as "Henries."


I get the joke (bobbies); in addition to the much cooler Bow Street Runners, they were actually known as Sir John's Men (or Sir John's Runners) after his brother - thankfully the obvious alternative equivalent derivative naming there doesn't appear to have caught on as it has another contemporary meaning in the UK.




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