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crime 1500-1750 (religious reform (England before 1534 was strongly…
crime 1500-1750
religious reform
England before 1534 was strongly catholic but King Henry VIII changed the country to be under his rule and protestants.
heretics were people who chose the opposite religion to the monarch in charge. The definition of heretic would change because a catholic monarch would regard protestants as heretics, but protestant monarchs would regard Catholics as heretics during their rule.
this was a period of change when many Christians turned to become protestants. Lots of people who were Catholics became protestants. Those who stayed catholic would fight with the protestants.
Types of crimes
crimes against a person
continuity
murder, rape and assualt are common crimes.
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crimes against property
continuity
arson, theft and robbery.
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crimes against authority
change
New crimes such as treason and heresy became more popular and likely to happen as authority became a lot stricter during this time period. Vagabondage (begging), also became a crime and witchcraft became illegal with the threat of the death penalty.
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vagabondage
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1494 - all vagabonds and sturdy beggars put in the stocks for 3 days
all vagabonds to be sent back to their homes
1547- first begging office: 2 years of slavery second begging offence: slavery for the life or execution
this law ended in 1593 and the 1531 law was restored
1572- first begging office: branded with a hot iron though the ear
second begging office: execution
this law was ended in 1593 - and the 1531 law was restored
1534- all vagabonds and sturdy beggars whipped until their body was bloodied
all vagabond to be sent back to their homes
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witchcraft
science and technology
there was a lack of scientific knowledge and therefore no reason to explain natural events. Therefore it was seen as the work of witches
people would die of diseases but people during this time didn't know why these disease happened so they thought they were cursed or the devil was at work.
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Attitudes in society
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There was an increase in poverty so people became jealous of each other and would accuse each other of witchcraft if something went wrong in their lives.
Many people in this time were incredibly superstitious and this caused fear of the supernatural, the fear of witchcraft grew as a result
transportation
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useful: the authorities delivered that transportation would be useful for the development of the colonies
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bloody code
the bloody code is a set of new laws which make even the smallest of crimes have terrible punishments. This was to deter people from committing a crime in the first place.
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law enforcement
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change
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At the end of the period torture was no longer allowed as a way to get confessions from people. The last record of torture was in 1640
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