crime n punishment middle ages

Question 1

list 3 punishments from the middle ages

Answer 1

capital
mutilation
pillory n stocks
wergild
maiming

Question 2

name 1 change in norman crimes

Answer 2

• anglo saxons killing normans was a crime
• forest laws
• social crimes

Question 3

name 1 change in norman law enforcement

Answer 3

• church courts
• french became the official language used in courts
• the women were given less rights

Question 4

name 1 change in norman punishment

Answer 4

• murdrum fine paid to william if an anglo saxon kills a norman

Question 5

name a continuity in norman law enforcement

Answer 5

• tithings

- hue n cry

Question 6

name a continuity in norman punishment

Answer 6

• capital punishment remained for serious crimes and re offenders

Question 7

name 1 slight change in normam law enforcement

Answer 7

• they kept trial by ordeal but also introduced trial by combat

Question 8

name 1 slight change in norman punishment

Answer 8

fines remained but william ended the wergild - instead all fines were paid to him

Question 9

what was the neck verse

Answer 9

it was a bible verse (psalms 51) that the priests could use to escape harsh punishments. however technically anyone who remembered the verse could recite it

Question 10

what were the church courts

Answer 10

courts that were used by only churchmen if they committed a crime.
they gave punishments such as pilgrimage and confession

Question 11

explain benefit of the clergy

Answer 11

an accused person of a crime (a clergyman in this case) claimed the right to be tried in the (more lenient) church courts

Question 12

explain sanctuary

Answer 12

when a person escapes from the law they can seek sanctuary in the church - when they are in the church no one can remove them by force
they have 40 days to decide whether to face trial or flee the country

Question 13

name 1 similarity in norman crimes with the later middle ages

Answer 13

murder

petty theft

Question 14

name 1 similarity in norman punishments with the later middle ages

Answer 14

hanging

pillory n stocks

Question 15

name 3 similarities in norman law enforcement with the later middle ages

Answer 15

hue n cry
sheriff
tithing
trial by jury

Question 16

name 3 differences in later middle ages law enforcement compared to normans

Answer 16

parish constable
coroner
posse
royal court
trial by ordeal
justices of the peace JPs

Question 17

name 1 difference in later middle ages punishment compared to normans

Answer 17

buy a pardon
fighting in the army
burned at the stake

Question 18

explain the roles of the parish constable and posse

Answer 18

parish constable - lead the hue n cry searches for criminals

posse - group of people that go with the sheriff to track down criminals

Question 19

what is the role of the coroner

Answer 19

unnatural deaths are reported to him and then reported to the sheriff

Question 20

what were the royal courts and when were they established

Answer 20

they dealt with the most serious crimes eg murder

1166

Question 21

when was trial by ordeal abolished

Answer 21

1215

Question 22

explain justices of the peace

Answer 22

introduced in 1195

keep peace in unruly areas. in 166 they met in each area 4 times a year to carry out duties as magistrates

Question 23

what are important about the years 1382, 1401, 1414

Answer 23

heresy laws are introduced

Question 24

when does the reign of the normans end

Answer 24

1154

Question 25

when are parish constables introduced

Answer 25

1285

Question 26

when are JPs used across the country

Answer 26

1327

Question 27

when are the statue of labourers declared and the definition of high treason

Answer 27

1351

Question 28

when was the murdrum fine introduced

Answer 28

1070

Question 29

when were the forest laws introduced

Answer 29

1072