GCSE History - Early Modern Britain (1485 - 1750AD)

FIRST THINGS FIRST:
How long did the Tudor Period last for?

FIRST THINGS FIRST:
How long did the Stuart Period last for?

COURTS:
What were Royal Courts and who did they deal with?

CRIME (ROYAL COURTS):
Give 6 examples of felonies which were punishable by death.

CRIME (ROYAL COURTS):
Name 4 trespasses which were punished by fines of money.

COURTS (ROYAL COURTS):
What were the limits of justice?

COURTS:
What were manor courts?

COURTS (MANOR COURTS):
What did the manor courts do in terms of punishments and protection?

COURTS:
What did Church Courts do?

SOCIETY:
Why did war cause an increase in crime?

SOCIETY:
What did the 'War of the Roses' cause and why?

AUTHORITIES:
What did medieval authorities rely on for crime prevention?

AUTHORITIES:
What did medieval authorities rely on for criminal detection?

CRIME:
What crime were the Tudors most scared of and why?

LAW:
When was the Vagrancy Act passed and what did it state?

VAGRANCY:
What were beggars treated as?

VAGRANCY:
How were vagabonds treated in York?

VAGRANCY:
Which law was passed in 1531 in relation to beggars?

VAGRANCY:
What happened to the 1547 Vagrancy Act, what did it state and why was it repealed?

VAGRANCY:
Give 7 reasons why the number of beggars increased in the 16th century.

(Don't have to learn all of them).

VAGRANCY:
Name 4 reasons why begging was treated harshly and as a crime.

CRIME:
For the following causes of crime, what was the type of crime:
a) Growth of towns.
b) Enclosure of land, including common land once used by all.
c) Changes in religious beliefs.
d) Increased unemployment.
e) Improved quality of roads.

KING:
What was the dissolution of the monasteries and under which king did this happen?

PUNISHMENT:
What were the 'houses of correction'?

SOCIETY:
Name 3 attitudes and beliefs at the time.

SOCIETY:
What was the Divine Right of Kings?

SOCIETY:
What was the belief of hierarchy?

SOCIETY:
What was the belief and attitude towards property?

CRIME:
Give two examples of social crime.

CRIME:
What were footpads?

CRIME:
Why did the number of highwaymen increase and between which years?

CRIME:
Who was Dick Turpin?

CRIME:
What is poaching?

CRIME:
What happened to poaching?

CRIME:
What did the poachers did to resist the law?

CRIME:
In 1614, what was made illegal?

PUNISHMENT:
In 1661, what was smuggling punishable by?

CRIME:
What happened in the 1730s?

SYSTEM:
Name 3 ways in which the system was challenged.

SYSTEM:
Explain the increasing population.

SYSTEM:
Explain the increased urban growth and unemployment.

TREASON:
What was the famous case of treason and in what year did it happen?

TREASON:
What was the 'Gunpowder Plot'?

TREASON:
What was the plan of the 'Gunpowder Plot'?

PUNISHMENT:
What was the punishment for treason?

FEAR:
Which three things did the punishment of a criminal depend on?

FEAR:
How and why was this corporal punishment done?

BLOODY CODE:
What was the bloody code?

BLOODY CODE:
What was the aim of the bloody code?

BLOODY CODE:
Did the Bloody Code achieve its aim?

BLOODY CODE:
Why didn't the Bloody Code achieve its aim?

BLOODY CODE:
By 1765, how many crimes carried the death penalty?

TRANSPORTATION:
When did this punishment start and end?

TRANSPORTATION:
Why would you be transported?

WILD:
Who was Jonathan wild?

WILD:
What did he do?

WILD:
What else did he do?

WILD:
What did he call himself?

WILD:
What happened to him?

--The following flashcards are about Witchcraft, and it ranges from the 1500's to 1700's--

WITCHCRAFT:
Where were people tried for witchcraft in the middle ages?

WITCHCRAFT:
Why were the sentences light?

WITCHCRAFT:
In which year and by whom was the first witchcraft law passed?

WITCHCRAFT:
What did this law state?

WITCHCRAFT:
Under this new law, what was witchcraft punishable by?

WITCHCRAFT:
When did witchcraft accusations really begin?

WITCHCRAFT:
What was major witchcraft?

WITCHCRAFT:
What was major witchcraft punishable by?

WITCHCRAFT:
What was minor witchcraft?

WITCHCRAFT:
What was minor witchcraft punishable by?

WITCHCRAFT:
When did witchcraft hunts begin in England and why?

WITCHCRAFT:
What were James I personal beliefs on witchcraft?

WITCHCRAFT:
Which four reasons explain why witchcraft became such a serious crime?

WITCHCRAFT:
Why was religion a reason as to why witchcraft was made a serious crime?

WITCHCRAFT:
Why was economic hardship a reason as to why witchcraft was made a serious crime?

WITCHCRAFT:
Why were social changes a reason as to why witchcraft was made a serious crime?

WITCHCRAFT:
Why was civil war a reason as to why witchcraft was made a serious crime?

WITCHCRAFT (TRIALS):
Give 5 ways in which witches were thought to be witches.

WITCHCRAFT:
Give three reasons why accusations of witchcraft were made against women.

WITCHCRAFT:
What was the most popular form of killing witches?

WITCHCRAFT:
Where did the worst phase of witch-craft hysteria happen?

WITCHCRAFT:
What was happening in society?

HOPKINS:
Who was Matthew Hopkins?

HOPKINS:
During his time as a witch hunter, what were his statistics?

HOPKINS:
What was Hopkins also known as?

HOPKINS:
What did Hopkins get for each witch he found and then executed?

HOPKINS:
When were Hopkins' activities stopped?

HOPKINS:
Why were his activities stopped?

WITCHCRAFT:
Give 3 reasons why witchcraft trials began to decline (reason 1).

WITCHCRAFT:
Give 3 reasons why witchcraft trials began to decline (reason 2).

WITCHCRAFT:
Give 3 reasons why witchcraft trials began to decline (reason 3).