1250 - 1500 : CRIME

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What were the key contributions to crime
teachings of church, reliance on land , structure of society
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what are the types of crime?
Serious crimes (felonies) and petty crimes (small and significant)
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Where is evidence fro crime gained from?
Crime rates not recorded, evidence gained from Parish records
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Examples of a felony?
murder /suicide (church taught only god can take life) and theft over 12d
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Different types of murder/ homicide?
justifiable, self defence, accidental, murder ,suicide
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Why were murder rates extremely high?
*****-farming; people work closely together, with heavy tools, no healthcare so arguments lead to death/murders
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What was a big contribution to crime?
Famine (1315-1316 Harvest Failures): lead to murders and crime due to anger and starvation, people fell in debt ,so crime rate rate increased
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What happened in 1275?
Edward I allowed death penalty for theft over 12d
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What was vagrancy?
travelling and looking for jobs
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why did the rate of vagrancy increase?
Rose after black death (Plague) - killed half of population (3.5m) - shortage of workers also led to debt and thefts
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What year was the black death?
1348
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what were outlaw gangs?
made up of people who were escaping from punishments/on the run from the law
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What did the outlaw gangs do?
lived in the forests. ambushed people and stole
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What was heresy?
crimes against the church - eg. Lollards wanted Bible translated into English
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What was the 1351 Treason Act?
included crimes against authority, eg kings, country, or even husbands. Also included counterfeiting
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What was a crime that abused authority?
War of Roses : 1455-1485
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What was the War of Roses?
rebellious Lords ruling over areas and forcing civilians to join in too.
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