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6. What was the poor law?
- Vagrants sent to House of Correction - genuine vagrants given tax money
- Vagrants given unlimited money
7. One law around vagrancy
- Vagrants sentenced to 2 yrs slavery
- Vagrants given let off
8. Why was the murdrum fine abolished?
- Too many people still being executed
- Changes between S and N faded over time
- A new law system was brought in
9. What was the murdrum fine?
- Saxon community pay fine of find killer of a Norman
- Norman community pay fine or find killer of a Saxon
10. Purpose of the forest laws?
- To protect the poor
- To protect the riches land
- To protect the trees/animals
11. What were the social problems that caused vagabondage?
- Stereotypes
- Rich/poor divide, rising pop, homeless in search of work, con vagabonds
- Wanting to be poor so didn't have to work
12. What time period is the Early modern period?
- Present
- 1500-1700
- 1000-1066
- 1700-1900
13. What time period is modern period?
- 1700-1900
- 1000-1066
- 1900-present
- 1500-1700
14. What was the purpose of a murdrum fine?
- To deter and control the Saxons as Normans outnumbered
- To deter and control Normans as Saxons outnumbered
15. How was Wergild changed?
- The fine for bodily harm was now paid to the king for breach of Kings Peace
- The fine for bodily harm was paid to the victim
- The fine for bodily harm wasn't paid at all
- The fine for bodily harm was raised
16. Punishments for breaking the forest laws?
- Trial by combat
- Chop off fingers
- Blinding/execution (for repeat offense)
- Trial by ordeal
17. What time period was the Saxons?
- 1700-1900
- 1000-1066
- 1500-1700
- 1066-1500
18. What time period was the Normans
- Present day
- 1000-1066
- 1066-1500
- 1700-1900
19. What time period is the middle ages?
- 1000-1500
- 1700-1900
- 1000-1066
- 1500-1700