Tour Scotland photograph of Deacon Brodies Tavern, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland. Deacon Brodie, a pillar of the Establishment turned arch criminal, terrified late 18th century Edinburgh. William Brodie, born 28 September 1741, died 1 October 1788, more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar, partly for the thrill, and partly to fund his gambling.
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