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Glossary Flashcards

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Heresy

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Religious opinions or views that contradict the official religion of the country

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Urbanisation

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The growth of large towns and cities

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Agricultural revolution

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Changes in farming practices such as new technology

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Industrial Revolution

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When people begin to make goods in factories using machines

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Arson

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Deliberately setting something on fire

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Treason

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Betraying one’s country, especially attempting to overthrow or kill the monarch

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Witan

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Advisors of the monarch

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Theft

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Taking something without force or owners permission

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Robbery

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Stealing something without permission but with force

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Burglary

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Stealing from someone’s property

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Recant

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To say you no longer hold specific beliefs

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Smuggling

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Bringing goods into the country without paying import tax

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Hangman

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The executioner

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Gallows

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Structure used for hanging

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Incarceration

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Imprisonment

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Infirmary

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A place for sick prisoners

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Debtors

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Imprisoned for debt

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Gaolers

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Someone who guards prisoners

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Typhus

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Disease carried by lice

20
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Gaol fever

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Typhus

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Bridewell

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Correction houses developed by Henry Vi

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Gaol

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Jail/ prisoners

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Miscarriage of justice

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Wrongful conviction

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Pious perjury

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Juries attempt to reduce sentence from capital punishment

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Non custodial

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Not prison

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Specialisation

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Special units that focus on types of crime

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Terrorism

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Use of violence and intimidation to gain political gain

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Highway robbery

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Stopping coaches to rob passengers

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Fraud

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Criminal deception intended for personal gain

30
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Aggravated burglary

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Possession of a weapon during a burglary

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