New crimes in early modern England (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Early modern England period
Early modern England period
c1500-c1700
Vagrancy definition
Vagrancy definition
Wandering without fixed employment or residence
1536 event increasing vagrancy
1536 event increasing vagrancy
Closure of monasteries
Other term for vagrants
Other term for vagrants
Vagabonds
1494 Vagabonds & Beggars Act punishment
1494 Vagabonds & Beggars Act punishment
Stocks for 3 days/nights, sent to birthplace
1547 Vagrancy Act punishment
1547 Vagrancy Act punishment
Branded with 'V', sold into slavery for 2 years
Two categories of poor from 1597
Two categories of poor from 1597
Deserving (old/disabled) & undeserving (able to work)
1601 Poor Laws for deserving poor
1601 Poor Laws for deserving poor
Relief from local parish
Smuggling definition
Smuggling definition
Secretly bringing goods to avoid import taxes
Why smuggling was a 'social' crime
Why smuggling was a 'social' crime
Ordinary people didn't view it as genuinely serious
Witchcraft status before early modern period
Witchcraft status before early modern period
Minor offense in Church courts
1542 Henry VIII witchcraft law
1542 Henry VIII witchcraft law
Made it punishable by death
1563 Elizabeth I witchcraft change
1563 Elizabeth I witchcraft change
Moved trials from Church to common courts
1604 James I witchcraft law
1604 James I witchcraft law
Death penalty for summoning evil spirits
What drove vagrancy legislation
What drove vagrancy legislation
Public pressure/demand for government action