Middle Ages

Question 1

Context

Answer 1

• towns growing
• King now had a parliament to help with decisions/ laws
• Increasingly centralised

Question 2

Time Period

Answer 2

13th-15th century

Question 3

Crimes

Answer 3

• Heresy is a crime from 1382
  To silence mumblers
  Severe punishments eg. burning at the stake to purify the corrupt soul
• Statute of Labourers 1351
  Maximum wages
  Crime to ask for more
  Cant move to find better work
• High treason
  Challenging king

Question 4

Law Enforcement

Answer 4

CHANGE

• Parish Constables- locals, nominated, unpaid, had a regular job too
• Sanctuary- ask clergy for help, priest reported crime but cant be punished, oath to leave country in 40 days or become an outlaw
• Benefit of the clergy- clergy tried in church courts, read Bible passage (mainly only priests could read), church courts are more lenient

CONTINUITY

• Hue and cry
• Tithing

Question 5

PUNISHMENT

Answer 5

CONTINUITY

• Crimes against authority harshly punished
• Corporal punishments widely used still

CHANGE
- Fines are more common