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Crime and Punishment: Medieval Enforcement Part 1
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- 1In medieval times who was overall in charge of Keeping the 'King's Peace'?The King
- 2In which year did Edward I pass the Statute of Winchester that shaped law enforcement for hundreds of years?1285
- 3In the medieval period who was the King's enforcement agent in each county?The Sheriff
- 4What could the sheriff call if he needed to search the county for criminals?A posse
- 5How many chief constables of the hundred were appointed to supervise law and order in their area?2
- 6What was the main duty of the chief constable?To ensure that every free man between the ages of 15 and 60 was equipped and ready to take up arms and serve the king.
- 7How long was the parish constable appointed for?One year
- 8What was the parish constable responsible for?Supplying armed men, making sure men practiced archery on Sundays(after 1363), arrest suspicious strangers.
- 9Adult men in medieval times were put into groups of ten and if one of the ten broke the law the others were to bring him to court. What do we call these groups of ten?Tithings
- 10What is the hue and cry?A victim of crime would call for help and all within earshot had to stop what they were doing and join the hunt for the criminal.
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- GCSE (Flashcards) Crime and Punishment Fichas sobre Crime and Punishment: Medieval Enforcement Part 1, creado por Michael Sessions el 02/11/2017.
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