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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Moral CRIMES?

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  • Adultery
  • Not going to Church
    There wouldn’t be any punishments, however, they would be shunned by society
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman CRIMES against a person?

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  • Murder
  • Rape
  • Assault
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman CRIMES against the Property?

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  • Petty Theft: Money, Crops
  • Arson
  • Burglary
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman CRIMES against Authority?

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  • Treason
  • Rebelling
  • Whistleblowing
  • Disrupting the king’s peace
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Definition: CRIMES against PERSONS

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Crimes that cause physical harm

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Definition: CRIMES against PROPERTY

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Crimes that involve taking/damaging others belongings

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Definition: CRIMES against AUTHORITY

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Actions that threaten the structure of society

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Definition: MORAL CRIMES

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Crimes that go against society’s expectations

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS?

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  • Maiming
  • Mutilation
    Used usually for low-level crimes such as crimes against property and some crimes against persosns
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Anglo-Saxon and Norman CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS?

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  • Beheading
  • Hanging
    Used to punish high-level crimes such as crimes against Authority
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Anglo-Saxon what was Wergild?

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It was compensation paid to the family or Victim as retribution for crimes against property or some low-level crimes against persons. It was a way of giving a chance for reformation instead of a blood feud typa thing

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Blood Feud / Mutilation?

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It was a form of retribution and deterrence in which the victim would be able to mutilate their opressor

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Stocks and Pillory?

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It was used as a deterrence for crimes that were very minor such as public disorder as a way of humiliation and embarrasment

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Trail By Ordeals?

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Held by the priest who subjected the accused to painful practises in order to determine their innocent by God

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Trail by cold water?

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Used for witcraft: they were thrown in cold water, if they sunk they were innocent else if they floated they were guilty

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Trial by Fire?

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You would have to walk over red hot irons 2-3 times, if you didn’t have major injuries you were inoccent

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Trial by Sacrament?

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The trial was given to priests, they had to digest dry bread, if they choked on it, they would be found guilty

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Trial by Jury?

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A group of people would come together in order to discuss the accused with the use of oaths

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Anglo-Saxon and Norman Law Enforcement?

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  • Community: Hue + Cry, Tithings, Blood Feud
  • The Church
  • Shire Reeves: Policed 10 tithings, would report back to
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Anglo-Saxon: Who had the most influence?

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The Community:
- Oaths were important since if you lied it would damage your reputation a lot
- Collective responsibility: Hue and Cry, Tithings
- Contribute to the embarrassment in Stocks and Pillory

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Anglo-Saxon: King’s Influence?

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Not much, only dealt with the most severe crimes in the country and had to keep the King’s peace

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Anglo-Saxon: Church Influence?

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A fair amount of influence
- Many respected the Church due to God
- Trial by Ordeal
- Dealt with Moral Crimes

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Anglo Saxons Overall?

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  • Punishments were more focused on retribution rather than deterrence
  • Law Enforcement was more community based
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Anglo-Saxon Heiracky?

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King
Nobles
Freemen
Serfs

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Norman Changes and Why?

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  • Forest laws: Make people respect the King and assert his authority but it only angered people
  • Wegild now paid to King: He needed money after his war
  • Deterrence is now the main aim of punishments: 7000 Normans were outnumbered by 2 million Englishmen and he couldn’t afford lots of Law Enforcement
  • Norman French became the official language used in court and all records were kept in Latin. Many English understood neither
  • Men ruled over women
  • Murdrum Law: 7000 Normans were outnumbered
  • Freemen turned into Knights
  • Men ruled over women
  • French became the official language in court which made it very hard for Englishmen
  • Punishments became harsher: needed to keep his power w o rebellions, all crimes were seen as offences against the King’s peace and more crimes were punished by capital punishment
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When was the Black Death?

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1348

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How many people died due to the black death?

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1/3 of the Population

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Statute of Labourers?

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Due to the black death, there was a shortage of workers, which lead to a demand for higher wages. Landowners felt very threatened by this, which lead to the Statute of Labourers.

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When was the statute of labourers introduced?

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1351

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Statute of Labourers?

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Due to the black death, there was a shortage of workers, which lead to a demand for higher wages. Landowners felt very threatened by this, which lead to the Statute of Labourers. Which made a maximum wage and made it illegal to ask for higher wages

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When was trial by ordeal abolished?

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1215

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Anglo-Saxon Heiracky?

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King
Nobles
Freemen
Serfs

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When was the statute of labourers introduced?

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1351

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Statute of Labourers?

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Due to the black death, there was a shortage of workers, which lead to a demand for higher wages. Landowners felt very threatened by this, which lead to the Statute of Labourers. Which made a maximum wage and made it illegal to ask for higher wages

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When was trial by ordeal abolished?

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1215

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Who was the Anglo-Saxon Monarch?

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King Alfred The Great

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When William The Conqueror came to the throne, what % of the land did he claim was his?

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30% of the Land in England

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In the Norman Era, what was a Mund?

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The area around a home that belonged to the homeowner, that they had the right to defend. Therefore, the country was the King’s Mund in which he had a right to defend the King’s Peace.

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What was the Role of the Church in the Norman Era?

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  • Dealt with Moral Crimes
  • Benefit of the Clergy was given to Priests if they recited a passage from the Bible, they may be able to avoid harsh punishments and be sent to a Church Court
  • Criminals could gain Sanctuary in a church if they admitted to being guilty to a Preist, they would be able to choose exile
  • required to administer Trial By Ordeal until 1215
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What were the changes in the later Medieval Period?

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Henry II introduced the Constitutions of Clarendon: a set of laws
- All counties were required to build goals to hold prisoners
- The most serious cases had to be tried in London
- Church officials were to act like judges
- Local Sherriffs were given the power to catch criminals
- Trial By Jury became popular by the end of the 1400s
- In 1361, local landowners were made into Justices of Peace

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Royal Court?

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  • Most serious crimes
  • Held in London
  • Punishment was usually hanging
  • Trial was conducted in front of a jury
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Manor Court?

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  • Tried less serious crimes
  • Held in local communities by local landowners who later became JPs
  • Punishment was usually a fine
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Church Court?

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  • Tried immoral crimes / Priests accused
  • held in local areas privately
  • Punishments were more lenient
  • Monarch had no power over them
    INTRODUCED BY WILLIAM
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