Tudor Crime and Punishment

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1. Roughly how many Justices of the Peace (JPs) were there in Elizabethan England and Wales? 800 600 700 500

2. What was the Tudor nickname for constables? 'The old bill' Coppers Beadles Nickers

3. What would happen to dishonest shopkeepers? They were put in the stocks They were beheaded They were hanged They were whipped

4. What happened when England's population rose? There was a rise in unemployment There were more deaths All of these There was a rise in the crime rate

5. Where were criminals usually hanged? In the market place In the countryside In a churchyard In front of their own homes

6. In 1598 how many people were hanged in Devon? 46 86 74 94

7. What happened to vagrants in Tudor times if they were caught? They were whipped and hanged They were whipped and put in prison They were whipped and sent back to their place of birth They were whipped and put in the stocks

8. In Tudor times what class of people were beheaded instead of being hanged? The poor Dishonest shopkeepers The landowners Noblemen

9. Accused witches were dunked into a river, to see if they were innocent or guilty. If they floated, they were innocent. True False

10. When were the most women burnt for witchcraft? 1580s 1560s 1570s 1590s