EM- Changes

Early Modern Changes

population growth

increase in population made it harder to find jobs; more vagabonds, more stealing, harsher punishments and law enforcement

economic changes

• England wealthier but majority remained poor; struggled with price inflation

• more stealing

• more severe punishments and organised law enforcement

• hard to maintain control

• old systems not good enough anymore

printing press

• more printed meant more demand in tales of crime

• more people wanted stories so sometimes faked stories

• deterrent- more people heard of crimes (embarrassing)

• could be inspired to commit crime

religious changes

• formation of the CofE

• more rioting and disrespect to government

• population distrusts the church and monarch

• removal of churches influence over crime and punishment

political change

• Civil War- parliament defeated and executed the king

• parliament rising in power and influence

• more people worried and so turned to crime

landowners attitudes

• their wealth and influence increased so they encouraged laws that defended their rights

• unfair system where landowners better off

• divided society into rich and poor