Crime in Early Modern England

Question 1

what years were the early modern period

Answer 1

c1500-c1700

Question 2

what were the 3 main changes in society in early modern england?

Answer 2

-increase in population
-attitudes of landowners
-change in religious beliefs

Question 3

what did the increase in population cause?

Answer 3

increase in street criminals & petty thieves (crime)

Question 4

what did the change in attitudes of landowners cause?

Answer 4

-regarded poor with suspicion & feared increase of poor people
-more landowners restricted those who could hunt on their land

Question 5

what did the change in peoples religious beliefs cause?

Answer 5

-Henry VIII catholic -> protestant
-Mary I protestant -> catholic
-Elizabeth I catholic -> protestant

-> increase in heresy & high treason

Question 6

why did heresy and treason become interlinked?

Answer 6

monarchs became head of church (except for Mary I)

Question 7

when did heresy first become a crime?

Answer 7

1382

Question 8

what was heresy punished by?

Answer 8

burned at the stake

Question 9

high treason

Answer 9

crime of plotting or acting to overthrow or harm the ruler or country.

Question 10

heresy

Answer 10

the crime of having religious beliefs that were different to the official religion of the country

Question 11

when did the tudors rule?

Answer 11

c1500-c1600

Question 12

when did the stuarts rule?

Answer 12

c1600-c1700