Crime and Punishment- Medieval England (1000-1500)

Retribution

________ is a severe punishment, meant to match the severity of the crime.

Pillory

________ and Stocks were used if someone had committed a small crime such as stealing.

Henry 2nd

________ had an argument with Thomas Beckett over who had more power, the king or the church.

Chancellor of England

The ________ was always a clergyman.

Deterrent

A(n) ________ was a punishment used to put people off doing a crime.

Motte

________ and Bailey castles were castles which were usually located on top of a hill to keep watch of the village.

Wergild

________ was a replacement for blood feuds, where a person would pay a fine to the other person if they had killed their family.

William

The Forest Laws were created by ________ as he wanted to keep the forests all to himself.

Clergy

________ were educated and so often worked as clerks in baronial households.

William 1st

When ________ came and invaded after his victory at the Battle of Hastings against Harold Godwinson, he decided to change a lot of the rules in England and laws.

newest trials

Trial by Combat was one of the ________ William had invented.

Capital punishment

________ is the death penalty.

Mutilation was where parts of the body would be removed based on the crim (example

the arm would be removed if they stole something.)