Tudors - Did Tudor Punishment 'Fit' the Crime?

This lesson contains:

• A starter to consider how crime is dealt with today and the types of crime.
• A discussion of the role of constables and the hue and cry.
• A discussion of why people committed crime in Tudor England.
• A task for students to sort a list of crimes in order of worst offense, to the least.
• An activity about how people got punished for crimes using a YouTube video and consolidation questions. Students use the worksheet given to fit the crime to the punishment, something students often enjoy. All answers are on the PPT.
• A plenary to consider whether Tudor punishments were fair.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentation
• 1 x Publisher File