1000-1500 : punishment
Cards (24)
- What was the purpose of trials in medieval times?
- How did people believe God would intervene during trials?
- What was trial by ordeal?
- Who mainly underwent trial by hot iron?
- What was required in trial by hot iron?
- What are the three types of trial in medieval law?
- What were common punishments for crimes in medieval times?
- How were crimes typically dealt with in medieval times?
- What was the most serious punishment in medieval law?
- What was the most common form of execution?
- For what crime was burning at the stake commonly used?
- What were Church courts responsible for?
- How could Church courts be more lenient?
- Who could be tried in a Church court?
- What right did everyone have before being tried in a Church court?
- What penalty could Church courts not impose?
- What methods did clergy use to regulate their courts?
- What is the right of sanctuary?
- What happened if someone confessed to a crime in a Church?
- What happens to anyone involved with the Church who commits a crime?
- What was a person who did not attend court called?
- What was the minimum age to join a thing?
- In what year was trial by ordeal established?
- What are key terms related to medieval law?