Early Modern 1500-1700

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When did Henry VIII rule?
1509-1547
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What act did he pass to divorce Catherine of Aragon?When
Act of Supremacy in 1534
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Wha did Henry do to the churches?
Became head of Catholic churches
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Who made England Protestant?
Edward
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Who made it Catholic again?
Bloody Mary
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Who and when was the church of England created?
Elizabeth in 1559
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What was the act called that was made in 1559 that made it a law to go to church on sunday?
Act of uniformity
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What were the people called who refused to go to church on Sunday?
recusants
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When was Elizabeth excommunicated?
1570
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Did people like catholics in the 1500s?
No, they were seen as traitors
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When did the Gunpowder plot occur?
5th November 1605
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Why did Spain and England fall out, when and what happened?
England was protestant and Spain was catholic, Spanish Armada win 1588
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What was a Vagabond?
Unemployed Homeless people
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what act was passed and when for Vagrants?
Vagrancy act of 1547 meant vagrants could be sold as slaves for 2 years if they hadn't worked in 3 days
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What happened to the vagrancy act?
It was too harsh so was abolished in 1570
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what and when was the poor law created?
1601, people had to pay taxes for deserving poor (ill or unable to work)
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What happened to the undeserving poor?
Whipped or sent to house of correction
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When was the Witchcraft act passed?
1542, meant witches could be executed
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What act was made due to persisted hunting on enclosed land?
Game act of 1671
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What was created in the 1600s which made smuggling a crime?
Tax on imported goods
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When did Oliver Cromwell rule and what did he do?
1599-1658, got rid of church on sunday or a fine and made life puritan, no games on christmas or sunday, no drinking or feating.
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What were the key methods for law enforcement in this time?
Night watchmen and Town constables
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What did Sergeants do?
Enforce market laws
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What was used to catch criminals if hue and cry didn't work and the constable couldn't?
Thief takers
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What did the army do?
Stop riots, made them very unpopular
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What were prisons like before 1600s?
dirty, violent and non violent kept together as well as women and men
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When was the first prison set up and what was it called?
Bridewell in 1556
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When was Carting used?
1600s
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What could be the punishment for women who disobeyed or swore at their husbands?
Ducking stools
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When was Transportation of criminals used?Where were they sent
1660s, America
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When was the bloody code set up and what was it?
1688, made a lot more crimes punishable by death
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What was Plead by belly?
Pregnant women could plead to be executed after their baby was born and were usually pardoned
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