Crime and Punishment in Medieval Europe
Crime and punishment in Medieval Europe (49AD to 1500) was brutal and cruel in nature.
According to historian Donna Trembisnski, “suspects who did not confess their crimes would be tortured until they had admitted their sins."
Although there were jails in Medieval Europe, they were generally used to hold a prisoner awaiting trial rather than as a means of punishment. Fines, shaming (being placed in stocks), mutilation (cutting off a part of the body) or death were the most common forms of punishment.
Additional types of punishments and crimes are made clear by the table below:
(These crimes and punishments varied in seriousness)
(These crimes and punishments varied in seriousness)
Information was obtained from the following websites,
http://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval_life/crimeandpunishment.htm
http://lib.oup.com.au/secondary/history/Big_Ideas_History/8/03_SAL_BAH8_SB_71097_SPREADS_RGB.pdf
http://www.kriminalmuseum.eu/
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http://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval_life/crimeandpunishment.htm
http://lib.oup.com.au/secondary/history/Big_Ideas_History/8/03_SAL_BAH8_SB_71097_SPREADS_RGB.pdf
http://www.kriminalmuseum.eu/
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