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Crime & Punishment Medieval Time Flashcards

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Changes in norman england?

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Trial by combat
Murdum law
Forest laws

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How did normans establish power and control?

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Murdum law
Harrying of the north
Fedual system
Building castles
Increase capital punishment

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Why did normans establish power and control?

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As they were a minority and faced challenges of rebellions

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Continity in norman england?

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Hue and cry
Wergilds
Capital punishment (more)
Trial by ordeal

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Trials by ordeal?

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Seee if they are guilty in eyes of god
Cold water
Hot iron
Bread

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Crimes in norman england?

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Poaching
Stealing
Vagabond
Crimes against property, person authority
Slander
Repeat offences

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Factors that affected change or continuity?

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Wealth & poverty
Individuals & groups
Religion
Urbanisation
Travel & technology
Attitudes & values
Government & lawmakers
The media

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MD Crimes?

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Against person, property or authority

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MD Who were the lawmakers?

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King and nobility

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MD What influenced the law?

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Religion and church

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MD Who enforced the law?

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Communities

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MD What were trends?

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Increase the use of capital punishment
Increase the power and influence of the king (centralised)
Expansion of role of the church

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MD Taking oaths?

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Swore in front of others for your innocence
Couldn’t be done if repeat offender

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What was a wergild?

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Compensation fine

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What was maiming?

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Physical harm

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What was the Harrying of the north?

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Normans killed and destroyed the north as they resisted invasion.
Destroyed farmland, so starvation
Why? To act as a deterrence for rebellion as they showed power & dominance (centralised)

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What was building castles?

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To establish control as in high spots, so could watch communities.
Defensive as normans were minority

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What was the fedual system?

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Establishing control by giving protection to subordinates for their services.
King -> nobles -> knights -> serfs
King owned all land and distributed it

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What was the murdum law?

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If norman was murdered, anglo saxons have to pay fine (wergild)
Could be liable for capital punishment if person found
Deterrence

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What was the Hue & Cry?

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Witness would rise a hue & and cry, and others would try and chase/capture suspect

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What was the assize of clarendon 1166?

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Reorganised courts
Introduced prisons for suspect to await trial

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MD Changes in law?

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The statue of labourers - crime to ask for higher wages
The symptuary laws - crime to wear extravagant clothes not suited to your class
Consequence? Lack of social mobility

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MD Change in crime? (Church)

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Heresy. This meant going against the chruch

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MD Changes in policing?

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Parish constables
Justices of peace
Sherriff
Coroner

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What was a parish constable?

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An unpaid man who was keep order in inns, keep peace in the parish and watch out for Vagabonds.

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What was a coroner?

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A royal official who would investigate suspicious deaths

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What was the justice of the peace?

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A noble or knight who would meet 4 times a year to enforce law
Centralised power

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What was a sheriff?

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Someone who would report to the king
In charge of a county

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MD Changes in punishment?

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Could be burnt at stake (heresy)
Hanged, drawn, and quartered (high treason)

30
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MD Why was the church important?

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Gave purpose to life for peasants
As gives communities, stories, way of life, news
Use doom paintings and purgatory to create fear

31
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What was sanctuary?

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Criminal given shelter for 40 days by church after committing a crime
Could decide to face trial or leave country

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Aim for punishment?

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Retribution
Deterrence
Reformation/rehabilitation
Removal from public
Compensation

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