Roman
Which city did the Romans originate from?
Italy - 50
How did they find criminals?
a) CCTV
b) Called the police
c) Members of the community searched for them
c) Members of the community
Where did the Normans originate from?
a) Normandy, Belgium
b) Normandy, France
c) Normanland, Norway
b) Normandy, France
Who was hung, drawn and quartered for attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament (and the King!)
clue: 5th November
Guy Fawkes
True or false: By 1870, it was a crime not to send your children to school
True!
What was the most common crime?
a) theft
b) murder
c) computer fraud
Theft
True or false: Juries were used in the Anglo-Saxon period to decide if someone was guilty or innocent.
True
Where could you go for sanctuary (safety)?
a) hospital
b) church
c) manor house
b) Church
How many crimes earned the death penalty by 1800?
a) 22
b) 220
c) 2222
220
What was a new type of crime that only began happening in the Victorian period?
a) not buying a train ticket
b) car theft
c) selling underweight bread
a) not buying a train ticket
Who did Romans turn to if they couldn't find the criminal?
a) The police
b) The gods
c) Batman
The gods
What was the equivalent of the police?
a) Beadles
b) Constables
c) Tithingmen
Fill in the blank: Justices of the _______
a) calm
b) innocent
c) peace
Peace
What was the punishment for stealing five shillings in the early modern period?
a) cut off your hand
b) death
c) stocks for 3 days
Death
Who was responsible for the creation of the police force?
a) Robert Peel
b) Robby Palmer
c) Paul Roberts
a) Robert Reel
What would be your punishment if you sold underweight bread?
a) tickled
b) whipped
c) it wasn't illegal
b) whipped
What was the name of the payment a criminal had to pay as compensation to the victim of their crime?
Weregild
What did you need in order to legally gather firewood or hunt in a royal forest in the medieval period?
A license
Fill in the blank: ______ code.
Clue: The nickname used for the death penalty in this period.
Bloody.
Can you name one of the nicknames of the new police in the Victorian period?
Bobbies or Peelers
What was considered the worst punishment in the Roman era?
clue: Jesus
Crucifixion
Give an example of something that was used as a trial by ordeal.
- walking over hot coals
- thrown into a body of water
- holding a hot iron bar
- hand in boiling water
What was the purpose of punishments e.g. the ducking stool or stocks?
Humiliation, shame, embarrassment
Where were criminals first sent as punishment by transportation?
America
Name any year during the Victorian period.
If you said any year between 1837 - 1901 - you're correct!