An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject
An act for the further limitation of the crown's power in regards to law and order
An Act over the limitation of the crown on matters of religion
10. was lesbianism a crime?
maybe
no
yes
dont know
11. when was there an Act for the Better Regulation and Governance of Seamen in the Merchant's Service.
1727
1730
1729
1728
12. how was penetrative sex between men punished up to 1861?
pillory
imprisonment
death
whiping
13. what was the Earl of Ferrers convicted of?
assault on a steward
assault on a servant
Murder of a Steward
Murder of a Servant
14. Who said this: It is a melancholy truth....,no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared by Act of Parliament to be felonious without benefit of clergy..to be worthy of instant death
D.J. Cox
Sir William Blackstone
Sir William Perry
Douglas Hay
15. when was the met police introduced?
1749
1829
1835
1799
16. what act was passed 1814
Police Magistrates Metropolis Act
The Transportation Act
Middlesex Justices Act
The Game Act
17. what did Sir William Perry call for?
an annual record of transportations
an annual record of the number of corporal sufferings and imprisonments
an annual record of deaths
an annual record of imprisonments
18. what enabled property qualification hunting & possession of hunting-related implements as well as other bits?
