1000-2000 Flashcards
Norman’s introduced
Church courts for clergymen
Royal courts were introduced by
Henry II in the 1160s
What happened in the 1160s
Legal reforms by Henry II
What happened in 1190
All unnatural deaths reported to coroner
What happened in 1215
Pope Innocent III banned trial by ordeal
What happened in 1363
Quarter sessions introduced
What happened in 1382
First laws against heresy
What is a vagrant?
A traveller who is without work/homeless people
What was habeus corpus
People can no longer be locked up without trial
What are some key changes in 1700-1900?
Heresy, vagabonds and witchcraft no longer illegal
What are new crimes that came in 1700-1900?
Highway robbery, smuggling and poaching not new but increased alot, new anti poaching law, Tolpuddle martyrs punished for swearing secret oath
What happened in 1723?
The black act that made hunting deer, hare or rabbits a capital crime
What happened in 1823?
The Gaols act, improved prisons
What happened in 1829?
Robert peel set up Metropolitan police act
What happened in 1841?
The end of the bloody code