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Early Modern crime and criminals questions
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- 1Why did the violence and disorder that was common among late medieval nobles decline?As they increased their income by improving their estates, or by investing in trade, rather than robbing their neighbours.
- 2What was the most common crime in the Early Modern period?Theft of low value items - Often committed by poor people when the price of bread was high.
- 3Why did crime dramatically increase from the middle of the 16th century?The huge increase in population
Rising prices
Falling wages - 4What happened to crime rates in middle of the 17th century?There was a huge fall in crime.
- 5What crimes where the authorities particularly worried about in this time?Vagrancy
Moral crime
Witchcraft
Organised Crime - Smuggling and Highway Robbery
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- Flashcards on Early Modern crime and criminals, created by Alice McConville on 19/04/2017.
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