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The Elizabethan Laws

Common Laws

Common

Laws

The common law also known as, Anglo-American law.

Applied in the common wealth nations till this day

Also applied in: England; Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland.

About the law

The origins

The origins

The curia Regis

Westminster

Substantive rights

The Norman Conquest

The

Poor Laws

Poor Laws

  • - In 1601, the poverty in England increased by 43%.
  • - 2 factors explain this large number, the population increase and the bad harvests.

Causes of poverty

Christian duties

- feed the hungry

- give drink to the thirsty

- welcome the stranger

- clothe the naked

- visit the sick

- visit the prisoner

- bury the dead

Poor laws

- Everyone had to contribute, and those who refused would go to jail.

- Begging was banned, and anyone caught was whipped and sent back to their place of birth.

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The

penal laws

Penal Laws

Henry VIII

and Ireland

- "He sent English soldiers to Ireland."

- "He made the church in Ireland officially Protestant."

- "He made himself Lord of Ireland."

- "He had a policy called "Surrender and Regrant."

The laws

- Those laws would limit their freedom of worship, restrict their civil rights and subject them to criminal penalties.

- The laws were so strict, to the point where their freedom was questioned.

Sumptuary Laws

Social structure

The Nobles

- Either they're a noble by birth or by the king or queen at the time.

- They could only loose their title if they'd committed something like treason.

The Gentry

- Knights, Gentlemen and Gentlewomen.

- Their status was 'great enough' so they didn't need to work with their hands.

The Yeomanry

- They were considered as "middle class."

- They worked to provide their food. (kind of like Peter Brownrigg)

- They had no money, shelter or even food.

-That forced them to live in the street, begging for food.

The Poor

- The principal concern about this Law would be that money spent on unnecessary luxury would be better spent on more important things.

- People had to be able to distinguish a noble from a gentleman.

The laws

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Punishment Laws

Crimes

  • Cutting
  • Dragging
  • Amputation
  • Whipping
  • Pressing
  • Ducking stools
  • The brank (scold’s bride)
  • The wheel
  • Bludgeoning
  • Boiling (alive)
  • Public Starvation
  • Drunkard's cloak
  • Thumbscrews
  • Beating

Punishments

  • The rack
  • The scavengers daughter
  • The collar
  • The iron maiden
  • Branding irons
  • Hanging
  • Burning
  • Quartering
  • Beheading
  • The pillory
  • Stakes

Treason

Treason was split into to categories which were High Treason and Petty Treason

High Treason

High treason was when someone threatened the people in power, or sabotaged the rules constructed by the monarchy at the time. The punishment for this crime would be getting, drawn; hanged and courted.

Petty Treason

Petty treason in when someone threatens the person they are supposed to show obedience to. So if a woman committed an act, that is unforgivable towards her superior, so her husband, it would be punishable by death. This act could also be punishable by burning at the stake, and for nobles it was completely different punishment.

Felonies

Felonies are when someone commits murder, assault, witchcraft or property crimes such as robbery, even hunting at night falls into this category. The punishment for felonies, would sometimes be lessened to the normal ones.

Misdemeanors

Misdemeanors, are basically every crime that isn't in the other categories of both Treason or Felonies.

Sources

- The poor laws. bbc.co.uk. N.p. 18 Oct. 2017. Web

- Marjie Bloy. The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law. victorianweb.org.N.p, 12 Nov 2002. Web. 2022

- Dawn Young. Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601. study.com. N.p., 18 nov. 2021. Web. 2022

- “Elizabethan poor law.” Youtube, uploaded by Mr Slaughter, 2021,https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=Elizabethan+poor+law

- Mary Ann Glendon. common law. britannica.com N.p, 12 Nov 2002. Web. 2022

- No author. Social Structure. Historical Association. history.org.uk.N.P. Web. 2022: Social Structure

- Maggie Secara. sumptuary statutes.elizabethan.org. N.p, 14 July 2001. Web. 2022

- Samantha Howell. From Oppression to Nationalism: The Irish Penal Laws of 1695. hilo.hawaii.edu .N.p, 2016. Web. 2022

- “How did England try to control Ireland in the 16th Century?.” Youtube, uploaded by Belfast High school history, May 9th 2016, https://youtu.be/crP-Pw9WPXI

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