Crime and Punishment: Early Modern (c1500-c1700) Flashcards
1
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Bloody Code
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- 1688: 50 crimes
- 1765: 160 crimes
- 1815: 225
2
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Gunpowder plot
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5th Nov. 1605
3
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Matthew Hopkins
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1645-1647: 250+ ‘witches’
4
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English Civil War
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1642-1649
5
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Habeas Corpus
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1679
6
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Justices of the Peace
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People of local importance who judged in manor courts
7
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Printing Press
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Invented in 15th century(c.1436)