Important Dates Flashcards
(20 cards)
When was the Met Police established?
1829
When did the Pope ban trial by ordeal?
1215
When did Neighbourhood Watch start?
1982
When was Pentonville Prison built?
1842
When did transportation to Australia end?
1868
When did public executions end?
1868
When was the death penalty abolished?
1965
1998 (OFFICIALLY 100% abolished)
When were ‘the Bow Street Runners’ established?
1749
When did the government begin paying the BSR?
1785
When was the Statute of Labourers introduced?
1351
When did Henry II enact the Assize of Clarendon?
1166
When did poaching become illegal?
1072
When did witchcraft become a crime?
1542
When did witchcraft become decriminalised
1735
When did the Hate Crimes laws come into fruition?
1960s
When did it become illegal to be a vagrant?
1494
When was the Police Act?
1856
When were coroners introduced?
1194
When did they start burning criminals at the stake for heresy?
1401
When was the Game Act?
1671
