Crime and Punishment c.1000 to the present day

• what were the different categorises for crime?

  crime against...

  • a person, a crime where a person is harmed
  • property, a crime targeted at possessions and property
  • authority, a crime opposing or threatening the government or monarchy
• what were examples of crime against a person?


  murder, manslaughter, rape or assault
• what were examples of crime against property?

  theft, poaching and selling poor quality goods
• what were examples of crime against authority?

  treason, rebels, heresy and espionage (spying)
• Why was heresy so important in Britain?


  because the accepted religion kept changing as the monarch did