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Crime And Punishment: Early Modern Britain
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As there was no police force, many victims of crime hired someone to find the culprit - for a fee. What name was given to these bounty hunters?
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Private detectives
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Thief-takers
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Special constables
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Crime wardens
Q.2
Which crime was regulated as a capital offence under the 1723 Black Act (amongst others)?
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Vagrancy
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Poaching
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Nagging
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Blasphemy
Q.3
In Mary Tudor's reign heretics (i.e. those who followed the Protestant faith) could suffer the death penalty, and 300 were killed during her reign (1553-1558). What form of execution did they suffer?
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Hanging
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Burning at the stake
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Drowning
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Beheading
Q.4
Some towns and villages did employ constables, but they suffered from a crucial weakness. What was it?
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They worked only part-time
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They were unpaid
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They had no powers of arrest
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They could not pursue suspects beyond the boundaries of the village or town
Q.5
What term was used to describe a robber on foot encountered on the highway?
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A highwayman
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A footpad
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A vagabond
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A vagrant
Q.6
Transportation overseas was an available punishment. To where were convicts transported until the late 1700s?
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Australia
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The North American colonies
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South Africa
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New Zealand
Q.7
Women accused of witchcraft often had to undertake a "swimming test". How did this establish guilt or innocence?
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A woman who floated was deemed to be a witch
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A woman who sank was deemed to be a witch
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A woman who drowned was considered guilty, but forgiven
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A woman who swam was considered to be especially guilty
Q.8
Witchcraft was taken seriously as an offence in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. What did the witch-finders look for on an alleged witch's body to prove guilt?
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The taint of the Devil
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The Devil's mark
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The Devil's finger
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The Devil's nose
Q.9
In 1688 the death penalty could be imposed for no less than 50 different crimes. Why did courts in fact impose so few death sentences?
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A shortage of executioners
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Fear of public unrest over frequent executions
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A reluctance on the part of juries to convict if they thought that death might ensue
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The compassionate nature of most judges at the time
Q.10
What was meant by a "bridewell" during this period?
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A courtroom
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A prison
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A work house for the poor
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The mayor's office
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