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Crime and Punishment In The Elizabethan Era By Ryan Huber

When Was The Elizabethan Era? Started November 17, 1558 Ended March 24, 1603

Why Were Punishments So Harsh In The Elizabethan Era? There was no mob control punishment. in the Elizabethan era. The government did not want riots, so they encouraged harsh

Small Crimes Travel without a license Suicide Acting without a licence Dice-Cogging Begging Pickpocketing Stealing Many of these crimes were punishable by death.

Big Crimes Treason Murder Blasphemy Witchcraft Sedition Alchemy Spying Adultery Rebellion Almost all of these crimes were punishable by death.

Punishment and Torture Pillory Iron Maiden Thumbscrews Brazen Bull Drunkard’s cloak Carting Whipping Rack

Punishment and Torture Continued Pit Slavery Little Ease Hanging Scavenger’s Daughter Drawing and Quartering Peine forte et dure Collar Branding Irons

Punishment and Torture Continued Be-heading Wheel Burning Boiling in water or lead Gossips bridle Pressing Starvation Ducking Stool Cutting off limbs

Gruesome Be-Headings The Executioner would take multiple swings to decapitate the victim. Then he would hold up the head, not to show the crowd the head, but to show the head the crowd and it’s body. The head would stay alive for a couple seconds before dying.

The Pillory Two parallel wooden boards clasped together The victim places his or head and arms through the holes. Pillory is closed and the victim can't escape

The Pillory Continued Does not harm the victim Placed on a stage in a public place Throw objects, rotting vegetables, dead animals or feces.

The Thumbscrews Sinch down on thumbs Crush thumb Painful Non-fatal First thumbscrews in the russian army

Drunkard’s cloak Punishment for drunkards Hard to balance huge heavy barrel, especially if drunk

Iron Maiden Coffin shape Full of spikes Evil method of execution

Whipping Lashes with a whip Usually on back Common in Rome

Rack Pulled arms and legs out of sockets Could rip out limbs Very painful

Pit has many ways to get killed Gladiator fights Fighting bears, lions, dogs, or wolves Snakes and other dangerous animals

Little Ease Room in tower of London Tiny cell Too small to stand, sit or do anything Can squat in it, nothing else

Scavenger’s Daughter Keeps you in painful position Used in prison cells Opposite of rack, squeezes person instead of stretching

Ducking stool Victim tied to chair Chair put under water Victim lifted out of water to avoid suffocation

Wheel Victim tied to wheel Wheel sometimes has spikes on it Wheel is spun over fire or other undesirable thing

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