Later Middle Ages

Later Middle Ages

Types of Punishment:

• Wergild -ABOLISHED
• Mutilations- Same as Anglo Saxons - declined as the Church didn't like it
• Executions -only for serious crimes, but they were now public - made king look more powerful
• Outlaws - Same as Anglo Saxons
• The Stocks - a way of humiliating petty criminals 
• Fines - Mainly used for petty crimes
• Prisons - only used for holding the accused before a trial

Religion doesn't play  a major part in everyday punishment

Trials/Courts:

• No…