Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Britain
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Rates of reported crime in Britain increased during the 1500s and early 1600s as the gap between the wealthy few and the poor masses grew. This clip looks at the rise of petty and more serious crime in this 200-year period; parish constables, sergeants, and other law enforcers; as well as the courts and the range of often cruel and severe punishments they imposed, including capital punishment.
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