The late Middle Ages
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- Created on: 18-03-17 11:27
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- Late Middle Ages
- Laws
- King Henry the 2nd created the basis of the English Common Law
- All counties had their own prisons(gaols) to hold prisoners before trial
- King Henry the 2nd created the basis of the English Common Law
- Trials
- Serious crimes were dealt with by the king's court and not in locals
- Quarter sessions for less serious crimes
- Trial by ordeal abolished in 1215
- Trial by petty jury
- Policing
- Hue and cry
- NO POLICE FORCE
- Constables (lead the hue and cry)
- Coroners(investigated unnatural deaths e.g. Richard the 1st
- Sheriff and posse (after 1285)
- Sanctuary
- Punishment
- Capital punishment : declines over time because of church influence
- Physical punishment: declines over time due to church influence
- Fines are very common
- Pardons weren't unusual even for serious offences
- Wergild abolished
- Threats to authorities
- Rebellions were dependent on strength of king (weak kings e.g. Edward 2nd and Henry 6th)
- Kings were away @ war (e.g. Richard 1st)
- Powerful families were a threat (Wars of Roses)
- Beliefs/Changes
- Heresy became a serious crime
- Heretics tried in church courts and could be sentenced to death
- Heresy became a serious crime
- Crimes
- Rise of the 'outlaw' - Robin Hood
- Most crime was petty crime e.g. theft
- Laws
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