Early Modern British Crime and Punishment 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryEarly Modern British Crime and PunishmentIGCSEEdexcel Created by: sophierose66Created on: 14-11-17 09:56 Why was poverty a problem? Less jobs/higher unemployment rate, Roman Catholic Church was done away with and could no longer help, food prices were high during bad harvests. 1 of 14 Why was there more food theft? Bad harvests caused food prices to go up, causing the poor to steal food to survive. 2 of 14 What was a Bristler? Someone who used loaded dice to run a gambling scam 3 of 14 What was a Counterfeit Crank? A beggar who pretended to have violent fits to gain money and sympathy 4 of 14 What was a Baretop Trickster? A woman who would flash herself at a man in an attempt to lure him to a place where he would be beaten up and robbed 5 of 14 What was a Prigger/Prancer? Someone who stole horses 6 of 14 What was a Ruffler? An ed-military man who beat people up for money. 7 of 14 What was a heretic? Someone who did not follow the authorised teachings of the church 8 of 14 What was the punishment for heretics? Being hung, drawn and quartered. 9 of 14 What was the Bloody Code? The name of the policy for harsh punishment (e.g. petty theft being punishable by death) 10 of 14 Who were the Highway Men? Men who robbed the rich on Highways (targeted those who traveled by stagecoach) 11 of 14 How were Highway Men deterred? JP's wouldn't license taverns known to house highway men, major cities put patrols on the main roads from the city, people carried less valuables 12 of 14 What was smuggling? The process of bringing in goods from abroad without paying duty tax on them. 13 of 14 Why was smuggling popular? Smugglers got one up on the rich and Government whilst supplying the average person with otherwise expensive goods for a cheap price 14 of 14
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