Crime and Punishment in Medeival England (1000-1500)

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A fine paid to an individual or the family of an individual as a result of a comitted crime.
Wergild
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A group of 10 men over the age of 12 who were all responsible for eachother.
Tithing
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A place where prisoners were held only until their trial.
Prison
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A place where people would be held, as a result of a minor social offence, to humiliate them.
Stocks and Pillory
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The alarm raised after someone witnessed or was the victim of a crime.
Hue and Cry
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The members of the jury came from the local village and knew the accused.
Trial by local Jury
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If there was no hard evidence against an individual, they would be put to a trial to be judged by God.
Trial by Ordeal
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A common punishment for theft.
Amputation
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Only very serious crimes carried this punishment.
Capital Punishment
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The type of court that the Normans introduced.
Church courts
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Card 2

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A group of 10 men over the age of 12 who were all responsible for eachother.

Back

Tithing

Card 3

Front

A place where prisoners were held only until their trial.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A place where people would be held, as a result of a minor social offence, to humiliate them.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The alarm raised after someone witnessed or was the victim of a crime.

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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