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12 Cards in this Set
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When was the norman conquest |
1066 |
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Why did king william I have greater authority than the anglo-saxon kings |
He kept some of the anglo saxon rules and added some of his own |
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State two two types of law enforcement that was kept from the anglo-saxon era and one that was added |
Continuity: Hue & cry Tithings Court system Change: Trial by combat |
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Define the term- trial by combat |
When a crime was committed with no witnesses, the accused and the accuser would fight to determine innocence or guilt |
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State one new law that King William I introduced |
Forest law |
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Define the term royal forest |
Areas protected by the Forest laws |
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State 2 forest law and 1 punishment for it |
It was illegal to kill certain animals (deer) It was illegal to own a dog near royal forest Punishanle by fines or taxes |
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State 3 features of church courts |
Dealt eith immoral crimes (e.g.sex outside of marriage) Couldn't impose the death penalty People couldn't be arrested in the church People could leve the vountry if they confessed their crime Nobody could be arrested in the church People had to learn bible verses off hear to claim benefit of the clergy |
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Define these two terms: Benefit of the clergy Right of sanctuary |
Benefit of the clergy- instead of the death penalty, people had to learn bible verses off by heart to prove innocence Right of sanctuary- nobody could be arrested in a church |
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Why were hardh punishments (death penalty etc) carried out publicly |
To prevent others from commiting similar crimes and to show that the law must be respected (deterrence & vindication) |
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State two punishments that continues in norman england and one that stopped |
Continued: Death penalty Fines Whipping Stock & pillory Stopped: Wergeild payments |
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State two features of punishments in norman england |
Death penalty, mutilation/ amputation increased Death penalty was widened to cover more crimes (e.g. theft) The worst punishments were for breaking forest law |
