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Punishments in Medieval Britain Learning Objective: To explain how Medieval Kings tried to keep control of their people.<br>
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Learning Objective: To explain how the Medieval Kings tried to keep control of their people.
ALL OF US will be able to give a description of law and order in Medieval Britain including at least three facts. (3-4)
EVEN BETTER IF you can law and order in Medieval Britain in two accurate, specific sentences. (5)
EXCELLENT IF you can describe law and order in Medieval Britain in three accurate, specific sentences. (6-7)
CHALLENGE!!! CAN YOU DESCRIBE MEDIEVAL LAW AND ORDER IN A DETAILED, ACCURATE PARAGRAPH? (8)<br>
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Hands cut off Hung, drawn and quartered Burnt alive Hanged Dragged around the village with a loaf around his neck Whipped Forced to fight each other in a duel Made to pay a fine Boiled in olive oil 4 minutes Can you match the Medieval crime to it’s punishment?<br>
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Do you think these punishments were fair?<br>
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Key Words Hue and Cry – Villagers had to shout loud if they saw a crime take place. Everyone in the village then had to try to capture the criminal!
Trial by ordeal – a method of finding out if a criminal was guilty.<br>
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Trial by Ordeal If you were unlucky enough to be caught committing a crime in Medieval Britain, you would go on trial.
There were no lawyers, so you defended yourself! Trial by ordeal was used if it
was unclear if you had done the
crime you were accused of. It was a way of letting God decide.<br>
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Trial by Ordeal - Task https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snVbGOrHZaY&index=3&list=PLL3RlSCzuoT6vRkTHE48OBnWse2RknyMU Trial by Ordeal Write down different
ways people could be put on trial by Ordeal<br>
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Why do you think Trials by Ordeal were used? What was the main problem with using this method? How do you think the people felt about this method? Give explanation to support your opinion.<br>
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Trial by Battle Another Trial by Ordeal was trial by battle.
If two men were involved in a disputed, sometimes they would fight it out.
The loser was either killed in battle or would have to hand over a large sum or be hanged.<br>
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Trial by Ordeal - Task Write a letter to the King, explaining why you think Trial by Ordeal is an unfair system of justice.
Explain:
Which ordeal is most unfair.
Which ordeal is most fair.
What would be a more fair solution.<br>
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Some punishments were a bit worse… As we learnt last lesson, the King was very careful to make sure no one got rid of him!
If you tried to get rid of him, this was called treason.
KEY WORD: Treason: Attempting to get rid of the King or Queen. If you were caught committing treason, you might be hung, drawn and quartered. This was where you were hung until you were nearly dead, then you had your bits chopped off (!) before your guts were chopped out (sometimes being burnt in front of you) and then your head chopped off. Finally… you would be cut into four pieces and displayed on London Bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycnnfmd-nUs<br>
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Write down different
Ways that people could be punished and what for. How were people punished?<br>
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Task Why do you think the King made sure the punishment for treason was so terrible?
Why do you think your quartered body would be displayed on London Bridge? Can you see the remains of people who had committed treason? Describe the punishment for treason.<br>
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Plenary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9<br>
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What was a trial by ordeal?<br>
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Give an example of a trial by ordeal<br>
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Give an example of a
Medieval
punishment<br>
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Pass! Pick on someone else!<br>
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What was treason?<br>
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What was the hue and cry?<br>
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How was treason punished and why?<br>
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Why was trial by ordeal unfair?<br>
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What was trial by battle and why might this have been fair?<br>