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16th and 17th Century punishment Flashcards

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What was the aim of torture in Tudor times?

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To gain a confession or information from criminals

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Give examples of Tudor methods of torture

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The rack, thumbscrew and the boot

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What was the aim of corporal punishment in Tudor and Stuart times?

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To cause physical pain and humiliation

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What did every town have to have from 1430 onwards?

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A pair of stocks, for vagrants, profaners and drunks

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Give examples of Tudor and Stuart methods of corporal punishment

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Stocks and pillory, flogging, scold’s bridle and branding

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What did the stock do?

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Fastened a person’s legs

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What did the pillory do?

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Secured a person’s head and arms in a wooden structure

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What would happen to criminals in the stocks or pillory?

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They would face verbal abuse and have items such as rotten fruit thrown at them

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What did an act of 1530 mean for vagrants and vagabonds?

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If an able bodied person was found to be begging they could be arrested. A JP could then have them stripped naked, tied to a cart and whipped

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What 3 types of punishment were used in Tudor and Stuart times?

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Capital punishment, corporal punishment and torture

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What is capital punishment?

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Punishment of death

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Why did the Tudors and Stuarts use public executions as a form of punishment?

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For deterrence and retribution

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Why were public executions in Tudor and Stuart times not effective?

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They were seen as entertainment rather than as a deterrent. Executions themselves became rife with crime

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How was a noble, rich or Royal executed in the 16th and 17th centuries?

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By beheading

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How were ordinary people executed in Tudor and Stuart times?

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By hanging

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What were the Marian persecutions?

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Queen Mary I ordering people accused of Hersey to be burned at the stake

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How many people did Queen Mary I have executed?

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Around 300

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During the Marian persecutions, who did Mary mainly focus on?

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Leaders of the Protestant church

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How could anyone accused of heresy during the Marian persecutions escape death?

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By recanting their views and returning to Catholicism, by acknowledging the Pope as the head of the Church

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What name did Queen Mary I acquire because of the Marian persecutions?

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Bloody Mary

21
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What is capital punishment?

A

Punishment of death

22
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Why did the Tudors and Stuarts use public executions as a form of punishment?

A

For deterrence and retribution

23
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Why were public executions in Tudor and Stuart times not effective?

A

They were seen as entertainment rather than as a deterrent. Executions themselves became rife with crime

24
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How was a noble, rich or Royal executed in the 16th and 17th centuries?

A

By beheading

25
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How were ordinary people executed in Tudor and Stuart times?

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By hanging

26
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What were the Marian persecutions?

A

Queen Mary I ordering people accused of Hersey to be burned at the stake

27
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How many people did Queen Mary I have executed?

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Around 300

28
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During the Marian persecutions, who did Mary mainly focus on?

A

Leaders of the Protestant church

29
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How could anyone accused of heresy during the Marian persecutions escape death?

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By recanting their views and returning to Catholicism, by acknowledging the Pope as the head of the Church

30
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What name did Queen Mary I acquire because of the Marian persecutions?

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Bloody Mary

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Why was there conflict between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots?

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Elizabeth was unmarried and had no children, so Mary had a good chance of taking the throne. Mary was involved in numerous attempts to murder Elizabeth in order to become queen, which is what Catholic people at the time wanted

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What did Elizabeth I first do to punish Mary Queen of Scots?

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Have her locked in the Tower of London

33
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What year did Elizabeth I have Mary Queen of Scots executed by beheading?

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1587

34
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Why was John Penry executed?

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For travelling around Wales criticising Queen Elizabeth I church and power

35
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How was John Penry executed?

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Hanged, drawn and quartered for treason

36
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Although Queen Elizabeth I was tolerant of others’ religion, what was she not tolerant of?

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Treason

FHS History: Crime & Punishment (5 decks)

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