Lesson 5 C1500-1700

Question 1

What changed between C1500 - 1700?
- religious change
- social change
- or both

and what did this change lead to ?

Answer 1

• There were huge social and religious changes leading to changes in nature of crimes against person , property and authority

Question 2

State a change in society which lead to increase in crime against person and how

Answer 2

Increase of population and decline of feudalism which meant higher unemployment which also meant that more people moved to urban areas in search of work so towns and cities grew

• increase in crime against person because increase of street criminals and petty thieves

Question 3

What became more common during this time?

Answer 3

• Heresy and treason
• capital punishments

Question 4

Why did Treason charges become more common?

Answer 4

Because the country would change religions from Catholicism to protestants depending on the monarch

Question 5

When did Heresy become a crime and how was it punished?

Answer 5

• in 1383 and punishable by being burnt at the stake

Question 6

Treason and Heresy timeline

Answer 6

• Henry VIII executed protestants for heresy throughout his reign and Catholics for treason if they did not swear an oath of supremacy and accept Henry as Head of church of England
  -Edward also executed leaders of rebellion for treason and two Catholics for heresy
• Mary I , Elizabeth and James I executed many as well including rebels and plotters