KQ6 - Methods of Punishment

Cards (26)

  • In what year was an act introduced which required stocks to bet set up in villages?
    1351
  • How many people were hanged at Tyburn between 1703 and 1792?
    1,232
  • How many people watched the execution of Jack Sheppard in 1724?
    Over 200,000
  • How many British prisoners were transported to North America between 1718 and 1776?
    Over 30,000
  • In what year did Captain Cook discover Australia?
    1770
  • How many ships and convicts were there in the first fleet transporting prisoners to Australia?
    11 ships carrying 736 convicts
  • When did the first fleet of ships arrive at Sydney Cove?
    26th January 1788
  • How many convicts were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868?
    Over 165,000
  • On average, how many convicts arrived in Australia per year between 1788 and 1868?
    2,000
  • How many Welsh prisoners were sent to Australia between 1787 and 1868?
    Over 2,200
  • What was the name of the Welsh woman who was on the first covoy to Australia in the only female ship?
    Frances Williams
  • In what year did the Newport Rising occur?
    1839
  • After how long could a conditional pardon be granted to transportees?
    5 years
  • In what year did transportation to New South Wales stop?
    1840
  • In what year did Tasmania refuse to accept any more convicts?
    1852
  • How many prisons were there in London in the 1500s?
    14
  • Which Welsh prisons did John Howard visit?
    Caernarvon
    Swansea
    Wrexham
  • In what year did Elizabeth Fry form the Association for the Improvement of Women Prisoners in Newgate?
    1817
  • In what year was the Gaols Act passed?
    1823
  • How many prisons used the separate system by the 1850s?
    Over 50
  • In what year was Corporal Punishment abolished?
    1962
  • In what year were Young Offenders' Institutions set up?
    1988
  • In what year was the Parc Young Offenders Institute in Bridgend opened?
    1987
  • In what year were suspended prison sentences introduced?
    1967
  • In what year was community service introduced?
    1972
  • When was electronic tagging introduced?
    1990s