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Early Modern England Flashcards

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Heresy

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The crime of going against the official religion of the county

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Treason

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Plotting to overthrow the monarch/ruler

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Vagabond

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term given to a jobless/homeless/ travelling person in 16th and 17th century

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Vagabondage

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the crime of being a vagabond

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When was the reformation

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in the 16th century

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What was the punishment for heresy

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burned

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what book did King James 1st write

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Demonology

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when was the england civil war

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17th century

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What did the puritans spread about vagabonda

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they were ungodly and lazy

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what did the printing press make to spread stories of vagabonds

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pamphlets

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what trial did witches have to take

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swimming trial

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what was introduced in the law enforcement system

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Town watchmen

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what did the tow watchmen do

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patrol the streets

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who were JPs (Justices of the Peace)

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usually local rich landowners

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what did royal judges visit twice a year

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County assizes

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what had to be made more difficult in church courts and why

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benefit of clergy because more people were learning to read

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When and what is the Glorious Revolution

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After 1689 Landowners in Parliament were now in charge

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How many capital crimes were there by 1800

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222

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why wasn’t the bloody code affective

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because juries were reluctant to convict criminals

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How long was the transportation punishment

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7 years hard labour

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When and why were House of Correction built

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late 1500s to punish reoffendors

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Who led the gun powder plot

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Robert Catesby

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How many barrels of gunpowder were there

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36

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What was the punishment when they got caught planning the gunpowder plot

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they were tortured,hanged, drawn and quartered

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When did Matthew Hopkins do Witchfinding

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1645-1647

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Where did Matthew Hopkins work

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East Anglia and Essex

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What was witches pet called

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familiar

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