Crime and Punishment quiz

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  • Created on: 02-02-18 17:01
What time period is the middle ages?
1000-1500
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What time period is the Early modern period?
1500-1700
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What time period is the early modern period?
1700-1900
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What time period is modern period?
1900-present
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What time period was the Saxons?
1000-1066
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What time period was the Normans
1066-1500
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How was Wergild changed?
The fine for bodily harm was now paid to the king for breach of Kings Peace
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What was the murdrum fine?
Saxon community pay fine of find killer of a Norman
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What was the purpose of a murdrum fine?
To deter and control the Saxons as Normans outnumbered
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What were the forest laws?
Banned hunting/collection of firewood otherwise punished
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Purpose of the forest laws?
To protect the riches land
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Punishments for breaking the forest laws?
Blinding/execution (for repeat offense)
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Why was the murdrum fine abolished?
Changes between S and N faded over time
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Why were their vagabonds?
Social problems
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What were the social problems that caused vagabondage?
Rich/poor divide, rising pop, homeless in search of work, con vagabonds
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Why did religion cause vagrancy?
Protestant hostility to laziness/closure in monestry lead to looking for health elsewhere
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Why did travel cause vagrancy?
Improvements in transport and vagabonds could travel further
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One law around vagrancy
Vagrants whipped and sent to place of birth "impotent" beggars given license to beg.
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One law around vagrancy
Vagrants sentenced to 2 yrs slavery
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What was the poor law?
Vagrants sent to House of Correction - genuine vagrants given tax money
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