Why were there so many witch hunts 1645
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Why were there so many witch hunts 1645 -47? Explain the Gunpowder Plot. What was the Bloody Code? What were the new crimes in the Early Modern Age? Who was Matthew Hopkins? Give the 3 types of crime with an example. Medieval and Early Modern Crime and Punishment Draw 3 types of medieval punishments: Fines, stocks, flogging, hanging, mutilation What new Trial by… was introduced by the Normans? What were the Forest Laws? Draw the 4 Trials by Ordeal. Define Tithing, Hue and Cry and Jury. How did the Church influence Crime and Punishment?
What factors changed the views of punishment during this time? Why did Transportation end? Draw and label Pentonville Prison. How were prisons reformed? Were there any continuities in this period? Define a ‘social crime’. Industrial Crime and Punishment 1700 -1900 Why wasn’t the Bloody Code working? Draw something to represent transportation Why did Highway robbery increase? Who were the Hawkhurst Gang? Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs and what happened to them? Describe the development of the Police.
Why was the Death Penalty abolished in 1965? Which factors had the biggest impact on changes during this time? Draw the new punishments being used: Community Service, ABCs, Tagging Who was Derek Bentley? Why was he important? How have prisons changed? What new crimes were there? Modern Crime and Punishment 1900 -today How did the treatment of Conscientious Objectors change? Define what a Conscientious Objector was. What crimes looked new but weren’t? Draw and label a modern policeman. What special police units were set up? What new technology was used to help the police?
How did the press make the investigation more difficult? How successful do you think the Police were? Describe Whitechapel in the 1880 s. Draw some of the methods the Police used to find Jack: Photos and sketches, Observation, Autopsy, Interviews, ID Parades, Bloodhounds Who was Jack the Ripper and what did he do? Describe the development of the CID. Draw a typical lodging house. Why was there so much crime in Whitechapel? Whitechapel What was the role of the beat constables? What problems did H Division face? How did Immigration affect Whitechapel? Who were Edmund Henderson and Charles Warren?
London Newspapers: Census: National Newspapers: Police Investigations: Coroner’s reports: Crime records: Whitechapel: Types of source. Local Police records: Workhouse records: Charles Booth’s survey: Photographs: Old Bailey Records: Cartoons:
