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Wars of Roses/Medieval Crime and Punishment (Medivail Crime and…
Wars of Roses/Medieval Crime and Punishment
The Wars of Roses
When- 1455-1485
Where- England
Who-English familes, House of York White Rose, House of lancaster Red Rose
What- series of battles for English crown
Why- both families were desecdants of the King Edward lll, Henry Vl had terrible nobles, Civil unrest, Powerful lorde with armies, Henry Vl had mental illness
Major Points
Battle of Townton
Lots of double crossing
Queen Margaret of Anjuo-Lancaster
King Edward lV's sons-King Richard lll
Tudors emerger victorious-Battle of Bosworth
Medivail Crime and Punishments
trial by ordeal-person is innocent of guilty
Turture was deemeed to extract confessions or obtain names, information about crime.
trial by jury-serious crimes
There were 2 types of trial
To be hanged, drawn and quartered-high treason for men, and women-would be burned at the stake.
Ways of Punishment
Shaming
Public Stocks
Fines
Cutting off body part
Death
Ways of Torture
Catherines Wheel, breaking of limbs
Scolds Bridle, used to prevent someone from talking
Dunking Stool, tied to a chair repeatetly dunked in water
Ordeals
Ordeal by Water, Hands and Feet bound and thrown into water
Ordeal by Combat, fight between accused and accuser
Ordeal by fire, walk 3-4 paces with red hot iron