medieval 1000-1500

Question 1

4 main types of crime in anglo saxon era

Answer 1

Crimes against the person:
* Assault / murder
Crimes against property:
* Theft
Crimes against authority:
* Treason
Moral crimes – links to Church:
* Drunkenness
* adultery, etc.

Question 2

describe policing in anglo saxon england give two examples

Answer 2

Community-based
* Hue and cry
* Tithings

Question 3

3 causes of crime in medieval england in relation to poverty

Answer 3

• Regular outbreaks of famine and disease caused
  pressure (e.g. Black Death of the 1340s)
• Government policies of taxation (e.g. Poll Tax 1370s)
  made people poorer
• Regular warfare had an impact as well – destroyed
  communites and because of increased taxation
  needed to fight the wars

Question 4

how could agriculture lead to crimes in medieval england

Answer 4

Access to farming materials may have been the cause
of the high violent crime rate

Question 5

how could royal and church control lead to crime in this period

Answer 5

could lead to protests , uprisings and revolts - i.e 1381 peasents revolt

Question 6

when were the normans in power

Answer 6

1066 - c.1200

Question 7

later medieval period

Answer 7

1200 – c.1500

Question 8

anglo saxon period

Answer 8

pre 1066

Question 9

what effect did the norman conquest have on crime and punishment

Answer 9

sparked uprisings and challenges to government and authority

Question 10

normans

what happened in 1072

Answer 10

forest laws introduced

Question 11

forrest laws

Answer 11

introduced 1072 bringing new restrictions such as

• The cutting down of trees was forbidden.
• People in the forest were not allowed to own dogs or a bow and arrow.
• People were also not allowed to hunt deer and were punished by having their first two fingers cut off so that they could no longer use a bow and arrow. Repeat offenders were blinded.

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