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Wars of Roses/Medieval Crime and Punishment (The wars of Roses (who)…
Wars of Roses/Medieval Crime and Punishment
The wars of Roses (who)
House of York-White Rose
House of Lancaster-Red Rose
what- a series of battles fro the English Crown
Why- Both Families (house) were descendants of the King Edward III. King Henry VI (Lancaster) had terrible noble.Civil unrest.Powerful lords with armies. Henry VI's mental illness
English families
Where- England
When-1455-1485
Details
Battle of Townton
Lots of double crossing
Queen Margaret of Anjou- Lancaster
King Edward IV's sons- King Richard III
Tudors emerge victorious-battle of Bosworth
Medieval Crime and Punishment
Trail by ordeal was intended to determine if a person was innocent or guilty - it was believed that God would help the innocent by preforming a miracle on their behalf
There were two types or trail in medieval time: trail bu jury used for all but the most serious crimes and trail by ordeal for the most serious crime
Torture was deemed a legitimate means to extract confessions or to obtain the names of accomplices or other information about a crime. Torture was conducted in private, unlike public trails and executions.
To be hanged, drawn and quartered was from 1351 a statutory penalty in England for men convicted of high treason. For treason. For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burned at the stake
Ways of Punishment
cutting off body parts
Ways of Torture
Scold's Bridle- Used to prevent someone from talking if would poke you in you toug if you said somone
Ordeal by fire- you would have to walk about 3-4 steps with a red hot iron in your hand.
Breaking wheel-They would ask you question and then if you didnt answer they would break on of your lims
Ordeal by water- Your hands and feet was thrown into water and if it would sink then that means that your became innocent.
They used a ducking stool used for girls its like a pool.
Ordeal by Combat- People would fight between the accused and assures.
Oublic Stocks
Shaming
Fines