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The Elizabethan Era

By: Palak and Amy

Crimes and Punishments and Background history

  • November 17 of 1558 to March 24 of 1603
  • She died at the age of 63, and became a queen at the age of 25 and stayed till her death.
  • She never married

Crimes

and Punishment

Different Classes

Classes

  • There were 6 classes in the Elizabethan Era
  • The Monarch- Kings and queens
  • The Nobility- closest to the monarch
  • The Gentry- people of the kingdom
  • The Merchants- the sellers
  • The Yeomen- earn enough to support their families
  • The Labors- poor and hard workers

Crimes according to the classes

  • The upper class and the Nobility- alchemy, witchcraft , murder etc.
  • The Commoners- theft, cut purses etc.

Crimes

Laws and the Justice System

Laws and Justice

  • 1. One man would accuse another.

  • 2. Convicted would be held in a jail until their trial.

  • 3. The fate of the convicted = what ever the judge decided on.

Punishments according to classes

The Upper class and the Nobility:

  • Beheading ( most common )

The Commoners

  • Burning
  • Whipping
  • Boiling
  • Hanging
  • Chopping off body parts

Punishment

Instruments that were used to torture

  • The Rack
  • The Iron Maiden
  • Thumbscrews
  • Brazen Bull

Torture Instruments

  • The Wheel

The Rack

The Rack

Brazen Bull

Brazen Bull

The Wheel

Other

Public Executions

Public Executions

  • The death penalty was the result of most crimes.
  • Executions = Entertainment

Beheading

Beheading

Hung, Drawn and Quartered

Hung, Drawn and Quartered

Burnt at the stake

Burnt at the Stake

Thank You for Listening

Any Questions?

Sources

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