Crime & Punishment - The Normans

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What was sanctuary?
You could have the protection of the church for 40 days until you had to leave the country
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What was the murdrum fine?
A fine paid by a tithing directly to the king
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What new court did the normans bring in
Church courts (Benefit of the clergy) More lenient
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What was an issue with these courts?
You had to be able to recite only a verse of the bible to get a trial there
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Why did the normans keep the majority of Angle-Saxon laws?
Local communities were effective at policing each other.
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Why was the changing of the official language an issue for the English?
They couldn't understand church court records (Latin) nor speak Norman french
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What was a parish
An area of land from a village to a large town (pop 80,000)
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What were the Parish constables?
law enforcement officers, usually unpaid and part-time
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What new trial did the Normans bring in?
Trial by Combat *god decided the winner*
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Give 3 things the New Forest Laws did.
Banned Hunting, Banned gathering and banned dogs & bows in the region
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