Crime and Punishment: Early Modern (c1500-c1700) Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Bloody Code

A
  • 1688: 50 crimes
  • 1765: 160 crimes
  • 1815: 225
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Gunpowder plot

A

5th Nov. 1605

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Matthew Hopkins

A

1645-1647: 250+ ‘witches’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

English Civil War

A

1642-1649

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Habeas Corpus

A

1679

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Justices of the Peace

A

People of local importance who judged in manor courts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Printing Press

A

Invented in 15th century(c.1436)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly