Crime and punishment in Britain. LC: To use different sentence structures depending on the formality of writing .

Introduction:

Throughout history the Romans , Tudors , Anglo-Saxons/Vikings and Victorian Era. They all took over Britain and I will be telling you the atrocity and punishments that they set when they ruled Britain. Have you ever thought of what punishments used to be like? All of the retribution , throughout the history were considered as bitter, or cruel . Romans and all different era’s had draconian rules to follow and a lot of crime. All punishments from the past are different than current days.

Romans:

In the year , between 500BC to 400AC the Romans stayed in Britain and ruled Britain , The Roman Empire ruled most of the sophisticated  world . During this time , they were quite authoritative and well trained to fight. Most of the crime happened because people were poor and they barely ate . There were lots of ghetto and there was lots of starvations because people were poor which meant they didn’t eat . Another reason that people were robbed and theft was the most common crime was because there was a large community of 45 million people . The punishments for crime were harsh such as Beatings, lashings with a whip , exile and death. A  punishment for embezzlement would be a fine you would have to pay 4 times more value of what you stole.

Anglo-Saxon:

The Anglo-Saxon period was from 410 to 1066 , It stretched over 600 years in Britain. The early settlers kept to small tribal groups , forming kingdoms and sub-kingdoms . Crimes in Anglo-Saxons were being drunk but the most common one was Petty Theft. The punishment for petty theft was: a fine range from 200 to 1200 shillings.
If you stole more than once you would have your hands chopped off .  If the jury couldn’t decide who is innocent or guilty they would use the ‘trial of ordeal’ which meant that they would make the people to step on hot coals and if it didn’t heal in 3 days you are found guilty.

Tudor Times:

Tudor times occurred between 1485 and 1603 in Britain . People stole from poor people to get food because deprivation happened and people couldn’t afford food. ‘Parish Constables’ were like policemen and they were responsible to keep peace and to catch the criminals . The most common crime in Tudor times was treason , the punishment for treason was: behading  . Women would be punish with a scold’s bridle for gossiping . Different punishments were whipping, branded or even locked in stocks .

Victorian Era

In the Victorian Era , the most common punishment was pickpocketing and the punishments for that were not so bad . The Victorians believed that working hard would stop the criminals from committing crime . Policemen were hated and poorly paid but they did reduce crime. Another punishment you would be able to get if you pickpocketed would be death by hanging, they would hang you until you die.  The Victorian era period was between from: 20th June 1837 to 22 January 1901.

World War II

World War Two happened from 1939 to 1945 . The most universal crime was murder, rape , robbery , burglary and theft. Policemen had duties . If you committed a murder you would be put to death. For black market you would get a fine or imprisonment. If you committed rape you would be punished with something arranged to arrest to execution . Rape happened in the mid-1945 . The government was so worried that if you committed theft you would be sent to death penalty . During the war, reported crime rose in England and Wales to 478,394 from 303,711 .

Excellent, informative writing, Kuba. You have worked hard to vary your sentences, with the correct punctuation throughout.  You have used interesting and descriptive vocabulary and uplevelled key words well with good effect.  Well done, Kuba.

 

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