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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Elizabeth Era notes

Crime and punishment

Jails

Used to hold people before punishment
Used to hold witnesses also
Not a punishment

Most common crimes
Theft
Begging
Poaching
Aldurty
Fraud
Dice rigging

Heretics
Burned to death slowly after her rule found better methods
Traitors
Hanged alive and guts cut out
Heads put on stakes
Used violent and horrific methods

Upper class crimes
Murder
Witchcraft
Treason
Questioning beliefs

Punishments
Burning
Hanging[in area of murder]
Drawn and quartering
Hanged tell half dead
Disbowled and bowls burned for accused the watch while still alive
Dragged by horse then beheaded

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