What was one of the options in the Trial by Ordeal?

Being put in a river to sink or float, being burnt and having three days to heal

What was a Trial by Combat?

the accused would fight in a battle

What was a Trial by Compurgation?

12 people would recite an oath of innocence

George Plantagenet was brother to the king. He committed treason. How did he choose to die?

Drowned in the queens favourite wine

The Catholic Church's law and courts

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Crime and Punishment in Medieval Europe

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1
Why did the Queen Anne Boleyn pay the executioner money before her death?
To pay for his troubles.
So he would give her more time.
For a quick and clean death.
So he wouldn't do it.
2
A lot of Queens were beheaded in Medieval times, what was their crime?
Not showing up to an important feast
Gossiping about their husbands
Not producing an heir
3
Most of the time where were these punishments carried out?
In Private
In Public
4
What was one of the options in the Trial by Ordeal?
Being put in a river to sink or float
competing in a battle for their innocence
being made to recite an oath
being burnt and having three days to heal
5
What did Edward I make illegal?
not going to church
Going to war against the king
eating with your mouth open
sneezing
6
What was this punishment called?
The scold's bridle
Stretching
beheading
The pillory
7
What was this punishment called?
Stretching
Impalement
sitting in the tub
The stocks
8
What was a Trial by Combat?
12 people would recite an oath
they were put in a river to sink or float
they asked god for a sign of innocence
the accused would fight in a battle
9
What was this torture called?
The thumbscrew
The rack
Guillotine
Tongue tearer
10
Why did they burn witches?
to burn the magic out
to burn the devil they thought she was
to show people she was a witch
to cleanse her soul
11
What was the punishment for witchcraft?
Burnt at the stake
Hanging
The scold's bridle
Beheading
12
What was a Trial by Compurgation?
they would be burnt and expected to heal in three days
the accused would fight in a battle
12 people would recite an oath of innocence
asking god for a sign of innocence
13
How were wives punished for nagging their husbands?
Paying a fine
The ducking stool
Hanging
Beheading
14
This boy is getting his ear nailed to a post, what crime would he have committed?
Murder
Treason
Stealing
Lying
15
How were women punished for gossiping?
Lead Sprinkler
The Judas Cradle
The scold's bridle
Heretic's fork
16
George Plantagenet was brother to the king. He committed treason. How did he choose to die?
Hanging
Drowned in the queens favourite wine
Rat torture
Beheading
17
At what time did the curfew start?
6:00pm- 7:00pm
12:00pm-1:00am
10:00pm- 11:00pm
8:00pm- 9:00pm
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What is canon law?
The king's law and courts
being executed with a canon
swearing an oath on a canon
The Catholic Church's law and courts

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