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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