1000-1500 Flashcards
(20 cards)
How were witches trialled?
trial by ordeal
trial by cold water
trial by hot iron
how were witches executed?
hung
burnt at stake
what time period did medievil england span
1000-1500
name 3 common crimes against property
counterfeit coins
arson
stealing crops and poaching
name 4 common crimes against a person
murder
assault
sexual assault
public disorder
name 2 common crimes against authority
treason
rebellion
name 3 common crimes in norman times
rebellion
poaching on royal law
murder
what was the forest law?
a law introduced by william the conqueror, you had to pay for a hunting license or hunting would be illegal.
30% land = royal forest
in what way did william the conqueror assert power
death penalty for rebels
punished those not directly involved
(100,000 starved to death)
name 5 Angelo Saxon law enforcement
tithing hue and cry oaths courts deciding guilty or innocent
what was the job of a parish constable
locals were nominated by community
unpaid work
duration of 1 year
when was trial by combat abolished
1215
who was feared by poachers in the late middle ages? why?
royal foresters
patrolled the royal forests
severe punishments
what changed with a sheriff’s job from 1285
able to form a group of men to chase down criminals
what did richard 1’st put in place in 1195
how did edward 2’nd change this?
knights/peace keepers for certain areas
1327 - extended system to all areas
name 6 medival punishments
fines stocks maiming flogging hanging beheading
in angelo saxon times was capital or corporal punishment more common
corporal = common capital = rare
what hapened with punishment in Norman times
capital + corporal increased
wergild ended/fines payed to royal
punishment in LM ages?
capital punishment decreased
corporal widely used
fines more common
what was the benefit of the clergy
men could read a passage from the bible in church court and recieve a more lenient punishment
