Stats Flashcards
how many Norman supporters did William have
7,000
Norman England A.-S. pop.
2 million
how much land did William make ‘royal forest’
roughly 40%
how many villages did William evict to make the New Forest
roughly 40
what was the age for the outlaw rule to apply
14 or over
age to belong to a tithing
over 12
what proportion of people died from the Black Death
roughly 1/3
how many local men on a jury (later medieval)
12
London pop. 13th & 14th centuries
30,000
York pop. 13th & 14th centuries
11,000
num. ‘heretics’ Mary I had burned at stake
almost 300
pop. in 1500
around 2½ million
pop. in 1700
5-7 million
London pop. by 1700
50,000
how many times did Henry VII allow benefit of the clergy to be used
1
years served for transportation to America
14 or 7
how many smugglers hanged in 1748
35
weight of tea smuggled into Britain every year (industrial)
3 million pounds’ weight
how many smugglers (industrial)
estimated 20,000
how many men in gangs of smugglers (industrial)
up to 100
Black Act also introduced fines … & imprisonment … for blackening face in hunting area, caught with snares or owning dogs suitable
up to £5
up to 3 months
land worth … to be able to hunt without restrictions
over £100
what proportion of people convicted actually sentenced to death by 1800s
less than 10%
how long to get to Australia (industrial)
18 months
how long to serve in Australia
7 years
how many people transported to Australia
160,000
women in Newgate Prison
300 in 3 rooms
Robert Peel reduced num. crimes punishable by death by …
100
survey on prisons in 1777 found only … people in prison in England & Wales & … debtors
4000
60%
separate system isolation
up to 23 hours a day
hard labour (because of Prisons Act)
up to 12 hours a day
how many Met. police divisions
17
how many inspectors in each Met. police division
4
how many constables in each Met. police division
144
how many Met. police officers
3,200
how many officers did the detective branch have
16
how many officers did the CID have when it was created
200
how many detectives were added to the CID in 1883
600
what age did the Sexual Offences Act decrim. homosexuality for
over 21
how many women in England & Wales killed a week by current/former partner
2
how many individuals’ records can the Police National Computer hold
25 million
how many individuals’ DNA profiles does the National DNA Database hold
over 5.7 million
by early 1980s num. local Neighbourhood Watches rose from … to …
1,000
29,000
some estimates say … households now involved in Neighbourhood Watch
3.8 million
what age did the Children’s Act abolish the death pen. for
under 16s
how many protestors marched outside Wandsworth Prison on night of Derek Bentley’s execution
5,000
how many MPs suggested Bentley’s sentence = too harsh
over 200
‘neck verse’ = Psalm … in Bible
51
how many days to leave country if clergy let you when given sanctuary
40
what proportion of witchcraft accusations against women
estimated 90%
Hopkins oversaw investigations into … individuals for witchcraft & roughly … executed by hanging
300
112
accusations of witchcraft against … people in Sudbury
117
up to … people executed for witchcraft 1542 to 1736
1,000
Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers wanted to protest because they got … a week & average was … a week
6 shillings
10 shillings
Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to … transportation to Australia
7 years
Tolpuddle Martyrs: demonstration in London with … people & petition with … signatures
up to 100,000
200,000