Crime And Punishment In Elizabethan England

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Punishment in Elizabethan England was some of the most unforgiving and harsh consequences that the world has ever seen. It was also some of the most biased and unfair punishment we have ever seen. There were 2 classes of social standings, nobility and commoners.

Social standings had so much influence that it was basically a different criteria for defining crime and punishment between offenders from each class. Crimes committed during these times was divided into 3 different categories, treason being the most serious, felonies being the second tier and finally misdemeanours being the least violent and most lightly punished. We still use the words felony and misdemeanour in our justice system today.

Treason was the most heavily punishment

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