Crime and punishment the early modern period

Question 1

What time period was the early modern period

Answer 1

1500-1700

Question 2

What religion was Elizabeth I

Answer 2

Protestant

Question 3

Mary I made it a crime to be protestant, how much people is it estimated she executed due to being heretics?

Answer 3

300

Question 4

What is the crime called where you refuse to attend church

Answer 4

Recusancy

Question 5

What is a vagabond?

Answer 5

Someone who is homeless and walks around begging

Question 6

What were prisons used for?

Answer 6

criminals awaiting trial

Question 7

What is the bloody code?

Answer 7

Imposed death penalty for many offences

Question 8

What was the purpose of the bloody code

Answer 8

for a strong detterent

Question 9

What was the punishment called when the criminals would get sent to the east coast of North America to work

Answer 9

transportation

Question 10

When did the transportation begin

Answer 10

During the reign of James I (1603-1625)

Question 11

How did law enforcement change in the early modern period

Answer 11

Introduced the town constable, Night watchment and Thief takers

Question 12

Were the night watchmen paid

Answer 12

no

Question 13

Why was the thief takers open to corruption?

Answer 13

some criminals operated as the job so they informed about rival gangs