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Period: 1000 to 1500
Medieval England
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1066
Hue and Cry
Used up until 1827 when it was replaced by the Met police Act. When it failed, a coroner was informed who formed a posse to find the criminal -
1066
Trial by combat
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1066
Forest laws
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Jan 1, 1066
William the Conquerer
He invaded England and started changing a few laws, introduced a feudal system. William built a lot of castles for saftey using local land which caused bitter resentment towards the Normans. Because of this he had to introduce the Murdrum fine -
1070
Murdrum fine
The entire region had to pay an expensive fine if a Norman was killed and no one owned up to it -
1215
Trial by ordeal banned
Banned by Pope Innocent the third -
1361
Justices of Peace Act
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1476
Printing press introduced in England
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Period: 1500 to
Early Modern England
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1531
Vagabond laws
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1534
King Henry's break with Rome
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1547
Vagabond laws made more harsh
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1550
Repeal of Vagabond laws. 1531 act reinstated
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1558
Queen Elizabeth becomes queen
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Period: 1558 to
Elizabethan Era
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1559
Religious Settlement
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1559
Lord's rebellion
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1561
MQoS returns to Scotland
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1565
Dutch revolt begins
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1567
Spanish Fury
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1568
MQoS flees to England
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1568
Genoese Loan incident
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1569
MQoS placed under house arrest
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1569
Revolt of the Northern Earls
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1570
Papal Bull against Elizabeth
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1571
Ridolfi plot
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1572
Change in Vagabond laws
Burning and whipping for first offense. For second offense execution -
1572
Drake attacked Spanish at Nombre de dios in Panama
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1576
Houses of Correction
Built in every county to punish and employ persistant beggers -
1576
Spanish Fury
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1577
Pacification of Ghent
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Dec 1, 1577
Drake's Circumnavigation begins
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1579
Duke of Parma put in charge
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Feb 1, 1579
Drake attacks cacafuego
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Jan 1, 1580
Drake returns form circumnavigation
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1581
Drake knighted
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1582
Duke of Alencon returned to Netherlands
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Alencon failed
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Throckmorton plot discovered
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Death of William of Orange
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Treaty of Joinville
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Treaty of Nonsuch
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Drake's raid on Cadiz
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Armada defeated
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Armada spotted in Channel
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Battle of Gravelines
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Vagabonds act 1531 Reinstated
Vagabond act 1572 was repealed as it was to harsh and replaced by the 1531 act -
Relief for the Poor act
Poor rates had to be paid by the locals and collected by local parish offices and the money was used to support the "deserving" poor -
Gunpower plot
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Sanctuary ended
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Period: to
Matthew Hopkins
Matthew Hopkins was known as the witchfinder general. Around 250 cases of witchcraft were recorded between the years 1645 and 1647 with Hopkins convicting most of these with his partner John Stearne. Most convictions happened during times of uncertainty like the English Civil war(1642-1649) -
Habeus Corpus
It prevented authorities from imprisoning a person for an indefinate time without charging the person with a crime -
Period: to
Bloody Code
The number of crimes that could recieve the death penalty increased. 1688 - 50 crimes punishable by death, 1765 - 160, 1815 - 225 -
Highway robbery widespread
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Period: to
Modern England
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Black Face act
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Witchcraft laws repealed
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Duke of Richmond tackles smuggling
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John Howard releases "State of Prisons"
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French Revolution
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Abolition of Bloody Code
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Peel's Gaols act
Influenced by John Howard and ELizabeth Fry. It brought about the following changes: male and female prisoners were to be seperated, Prison wardens and governers were to be paid, prisoners should have access to healthy food as well as fresh water, split the prisoners apart based on if they were reoffenders, focused on reform through prison chaplains -
Metropolitan police
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Tolpuddle Martyrs transported to Australia
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Peak of Transportation
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Better transportation - Railways
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Only murder and treason are capital crimes
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70% of population can read and write
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It becomes compulsory for all counties and towns to set up police forces
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Transportation ended
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90 prisons built including pentonville
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CID set up
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Education law
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95% of people can read and write
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Conscientious objectors first seen in WW1
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Death penalty abolished