C,LE+P Saxon England

Question 1

what is a tithing?

Answer 1

group of 10 men who are responsible for each others actions

Question 2

strengths of tithings

Answer 2

prevent people from committing crimes otherwise everyone was fined

Question 3

weaknesses of tithings

Answer 3

unjust/unfair for those who haven’t committed the crime

Question 4

what is the hue and cry?

Answer 4

anyone who saw the crime round up help to catch the criminal

Question 5

strengths of the hue and cry

Answer 5

more chance of catching the criminal as it is in a big group

Question 6

weaknesses of the hue and cry

Answer 6

may not catch the criminal, the whole village gets fined

Question 7

what is the jury

Answer 7

locals decide whether the accused is guilty

Question 8

strengths of the jury

Answer 8

if well liked they could have the jury in their favour

Question 9

weaknesses of the jury

Answer 9

could be less favoured however not guilty. Unfair/unjust

Question 10

what is a trial by ordeal

Answer 10

if the jury couldn’t decide then the accused were sent to the church

Question 11

trial by hot iron

Answer 11

taken by women, hold iron and walk three paces, if infested then they’re guilty if not then they’re innocent

Question 12

trial by hot water

Answer 12

taken by men, grab an object from the boiling water, if infested then they’re guilty if not then innocent

Question 13

trial by cold water

Answer 13

usually taken by men, held by a rope above water, if sink then innocent float then guilty

Question 14

trial by blessed bread

Answer 14

taken by priests, if priest choked they were guilty if not then they weren’t

Question 15

who was a constable

Answer 15

a local man who ran the hue and cry

Question 16

strengths of the constable

Answer 16

voluntary, connections with higher places

Question 17

weaknesses of the constable

Answer 17

the commitment may not be good, biased

Question 18

what was a coroner

Answer 18

responsible for looking into suspicious deaths

Question 19

what were a sheriff and posse

Answer 19

responsible for finding and catching a criminal with local

Question 20

what was a watch

Answer 20

assisted the constable especially through the night

Question 21

what was wergild

Answer 21

compensation paid to the family or the victim

Question 22

what was capital punishment

Answer 22

death penalty

Question 23

what was corporal punishment

Answer 23

the physical hurting of someone