The Middle Ages c1000-c1500 part 2

Who was in charge of law enforcement in Anglo-Saxon England?

Who was in charge of law enforcement in Norman England?

Match the following Anglo-Saxon laws to how they changed during the Norman period

• records were now kept in latin

• The courts

• increased due to forest laws

• Wergild

• increased due to treason

• trial by

• paid to the King instead of the victim

• capital punishment

• combat

• poaching

Norman punishment for Anglo-Saxon rebellion was harsh. William's violence is an example of punishment as a ...

• Reform

• Retribution

• Deterrence

• Capital Punishment

During the Norman period, the wergild was paid to ...

• the victim

• the victim's family

• the King

• both the King and the victim

the 'coroner' was introduced with the role of ...

• investigating violent robbery

• patrolling the royal forests

• dealing with suspicious deaths

• keeping the community from rebelling

'Justices of the Peace' were introduced with the role of ...

• enforcing capital punishment in towns

• organising groups for tithings

• keeping peace in areas with a lot of crime

• surveying to ensure everyone was truthful in the Domesday book

By the later Middle Ages, 'Trial by Ordeal' was considered...

• irrational & barbaric

• rational & reliable

• reliable but against God's will

• not as favoured as Trial by Combat

Two people fighting with sticks and swords is known as trial by

What violent punishment was used as a deterrent for treason in Norman England?