Early Modern England Flashcards
Heresy
The crime of going against the official religion of the county
Treason
Plotting to overthrow the monarch/ruler
Vagabond
term given to a jobless/homeless/ travelling person in 16th and 17th century
Vagabondage
the crime of being a vagabond
When was the reformation
in the 16th century
What was the punishment for heresy
burned
what book did King James 1st write
Demonology
when was the england civil war
17th century
What did the puritans spread about vagabonda
they were ungodly and lazy
what did the printing press make to spread stories of vagabonds
pamphlets
what trial did witches have to take
swimming trial
what was introduced in the law enforcement system
Town watchmen
what did the tow watchmen do
patrol the streets
who were JPs (Justices of the Peace)
usually local rich landowners
what did royal judges visit twice a year
County assizes
what had to be made more difficult in church courts and why
benefit of clergy because more people were learning to read
When and what is the Glorious Revolution
After 1689 Landowners in Parliament were now in charge
How many capital crimes were there by 1800
222
why wasn’t the bloody code affective
because juries were reluctant to convict criminals
How long was the transportation punishment
7 years hard labour
When and why were House of Correction built
late 1500s to punish reoffendors
Who led the gun powder plot
Robert Catesby
How many barrels of gunpowder were there
36
What was the punishment when they got caught planning the gunpowder plot
they were tortured,hanged, drawn and quartered
When did Matthew Hopkins do Witchfinding
1645-1647
Where did Matthew Hopkins work
East Anglia and Essex
What was witches pet called
familiar
