Medieval crimes

• What are two examples of medieval minor crimes

  Stealing small things , selling poor quality goods
• What are three examples of a medieval serious crime

  treason murder arson
• What are the forest laws

  Illegal to hunt in the forests without a license , illegal to take wood and no dogs allowed
• why were the forest laws introduced

  William and his friends loved to hunt , he wanted to keep the forests for himself 30% of all forests were royal
• What is the murmdrum fine

  Fine for killing a Norman the whole village would get punished
• Why was the murmdrum fine introduced

  There were 300 Saxons for every Norman they wanted power and control over the anglo saxons
• name a religious crime

  not going to church - adultrey
• What courts did the church use

  Church courts
• Name an example of a crime against authority

  Northern rebellion and gunpowder plot
• Why did crimes against authority increase

  England was made Protestant
• What is Hersey

  Having different beliefs that the actual religion
• Why did Hersey increase

  there was religious changes in England
• How did hearsay and treason become linked

  Crimes against the church became crimes against the king when Henry becomes in charge of the church
• What is vagabondge

  begging
• Which religion made vagabondge a bigger crime

  Puritans
• Which invention led to an increase in the fear of begging

  Printing press
• What did the public think beggars

  That they were all theives
• Which author wrote a book about vagabonds

  Thomas harman
• How did religion increase witchcraft

  More fear of plots
• How did the civil war increase witch craft accusations

  Civil war meant people were suspicious of neighbours meaning their was a lack of trust in communities
• How did matthew hopkins increase witchcraft accusations

  He brought it to people’s attention and he accused lots of vulnerable women
• Which two kings influence witchcraft accusations

  Henry viii made it a crime in 1542

  james I wrote demonology in 1604
• Why did witchcraft decline

  Civil war ended in 1649 scientific knowledge increased people had more money
• Which king influenced witchcraft decline

  Charles II
• What were the four crimes against the person

  Murder , assault , public disorder and rape
• What are the three crimes against property

  Arson , theft , counterfeiting coins
• What are the two crimes against authority

  Treason and rebellion
• Why were crimes against authority the most serious crime

  Threatens those in power
• Who decided the laws in Anglo Saxon England and what did it show

  Kings issued the laws which showed the power of the king
• Why did William have to be brutal 


  He was outnumbered 300-1 and Anglo Saxons were resistant to his rule
• What crimes did William introduce

  Hunt , poach , or gather wood in the kings forest
• What was the percentage of royal forests

  30%
• How did the public view forest laws

  Social crimes so no one told on people
• Besides the king what was the other big authority in medieval England 


  The church
• What kind of laws did the church do and what crime were they called

  Laws that criminalised actions , known as moral crimes
• When were parish constables introduced

  1250
• what was the role of parish constables 


  Look out for crime and lead the hue and cry when necessary they also arrested suspects
• When were coroners introduced and by who

  1154 by Richard I
• What was the role of a coroners

  Investigated suspicious deaths
• With Richard introducing coroners what did it show

  The role of the king was growing in dealing with crime