C&P - Early Modern England Flashcards
What decade was the earliest beginning of the Reformation?
1530s
Which monarch changed England from a Catholic to a Protestant nation?
Henry VIII
In what circumstances were people likely to turn to crime?
During times of poor harvest
Which king were the gunpowder plotters trying to kill?
James I
Who was the Witchfinder General between 1645 and 1647?
Matthew Hopkins
In what year was Charles I beheaded?
1649
When was the monarchy restored after the civil war?
1660
What was the meaning of heresy in Early Modern England?
Believing in a different religion to your monarch
What was true of vagabonds?
1) Being a vagrant/vagabond became a crime in the Early Modern period
2) Local unemployed people were offered assistance by the town or village they belonged to
Which punishments aimed to humiliate criminals publicly?
1) Whipping & flogging
2) Stocks & pillory
Why might someone have been held in prison in early modern England?
1) If they were in debt
2) If they were awaiting trial or execution
In which decade did transportation begin?
1660s
Where were convicts initially taken by transportation ships?
America
In what year was the Bloody Code introduced?
1723
How many crimes were punishable by death in 1815?
225
What was true of Justices of the Peace?
1) They could issue fines and order for people to be whipped
2) At Quarter sessions, they could sentence people to death
In what year was the gunpowder plot discovered?
1605
Who devised the plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
Robert Catesby
How many barrels of gunpowder did the plotters place in the basement of the Houses of Parliament?
36
Which member of parliament received an anonymous letter warning him not to attend the state opening of parliament?
Lord Monteagle
In which area of England did Matthew Hopkins focus his search for witches?
East Anglia
