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Mind Map on Crime and punishment (Early Modern), created by Fran Hay on 29/05/2018.

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Crime andpunishment(EarlyModern)Changes insocietyLead tocrimesagainstthe personLead to crimesagainst propertyLead to crimesagainstauthorityWhy was therean increase ofcrimes againstauthority?increase in populationand a crime offeudalism lead tohigherunemployment, whichmeant more peoplemoved to urban areasin search of work sotowns and cities grewThe end offeudalism andnew farmingmethods lead toenclosure ofland.changes inpeoplesreligiousbeliefs andreligion ofthe MonarchEarly modernEngland was ruled bythe Tudors and thenthe Stuarts. It was atime of religiouschange and manyrebellions and plotsagainst the monarchyNew crimesThe Gun powder plot -1605Law EnforcementPunishmentWitch-Hunts 1645-47The Timeline ofreligious leaders1509-47 ~ Henry VIIwas a strict Catholicuntil he changed toProtestant but stillenforced Catholic ideas1547-53 ~ Edward VIwas Protestant1553-58 ~ Mary Iwas a strict Catholic1558-1603 ~Elizabeth I was aProtestant but was allowingmild Catholism1603-25 ~ James Iwas a strictProtestantMoral crimsRural CrimesWitchcraftVagrancySmugglingVagrancy grew andbecame a crime becauseof the increasingunemployment rateLandowners wanted tomake a profit from theenclosed land, but thepoor kept hunting andfishing on the landCromwell banned leisurelyactivities to make Englandmore Godly and got rid ofthe recusancy lawWitchcraft had been a minorcrime until The Early Modernwhere is became serious aspeople saw it as harmfulBecause Britain was building an empireand therefore the government introducedimport duties (tax) to make more moneyIt was easy to get the goods into thecountry without having to pay tax andtherefore the prices would be lowermeaning more people were willing to buythe smuggled goods.They were fearedand hated by thesettled populationMany land owners enclosedtheir land, preventing the poorfrom being able to use thecommon land,.Between 1649-1660 there was no kingor queen, Oliver Cromwell ruled asdLord Protector, he was a strictProtestant that was called a PuritanThe media and WilliamShakespeare also madepeople more aware ofwitchcraftNew laws wereput in place tohelp resolve theproblemThe Vagrancy ActThe Poor LawsNew laws were put inplace to help resolvethe problemWitchcraft ActThe Witchcraft andConjurations ActNew laws wereput in place tohelp resolve theproblemThe Game ActNew laws wereput in place tohelp resolvethe problemHe banned: beingdrunk, over eating,ChristmasSabbathNew laws were put inplace to help resolve theproblemThe Board ofCustoms EstablishedLaw enforcersThief-takersNight watch menTown constableAppointed by the localpeople and they areexpected break upfights and stopsuspected criminalsWhat changes were thereto the role of the church inthe law enforcementThe Benefit of the ClergySanctuaryCriminals thatturned rival gangsin for rewardsVolunteers with otherjobs as well, a malefrom each householdis meant to serve.The continuity incatching the criminalsThere was still nonational police force andthe effectiveness of lawenforcement variedwidely across the countrypeople were expectedto to raise and jointhe hue and cryThe most commonpunishments werecorporal and capitalThe punishments thathave continued throughtimeFinesPillory, stocks,flogging andmaiminghangingBurningThe mainpurpose of crimewas stilldeterrence andretributionThe Bloody CodeThere were 50 capitaloffences but at the end of thecentury there were 220crimes punishable by deathSeen as a deterrentUsed between 1688 - 1825Transportation to AmericaTransported toNorth America todo manual workbetween50,000-80,000 peoplewere transportedThey were sentence7-14 yearsThis meant that therewere less criminals inEngland but less werebeing killedWhy the GunPowder PlothappenedHow the GunPowder PlothappenedWhat happened thePlotters after theywere caughtWhy did the Plot failCatholics wanted freedom so theso the Pope told them to deposeElizabeth IBut James I continuedwith anti-Catholic lawsThe Plotters rented thehouse next to Parliament,above the cellarThey filled thecellar with barrelsof gun powderGuy Fawkes was sent toset it offThe other men triedto flee and hide butwere still caughtLord Monteagle gave the letter toRobert Cecil (James I's spy-master)Cecil ordered a search ofthe basement and hefound Guy Fawkes andthe gunpowderGuy Fawkeswas tortureduntil he gave up hisfellow conspiratorsThey were all hung,drawn and quarteredMatthew Hopkinsemployed by a Justice of PeaceReasons for theintensity of theWitch-huntsHe got 112 hungfor witchcraftusedtortureLack of AuthorityInfluence of IndividualsReligious changeSocial problemsEconomic problemsEvidence used todetermined ifsomeone is a witchJames I's book'Demonologie'Unusual marks on the bodyWitness accountsWhen they are throwninto water, they floatConfessions of the accusedDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node