Crime and Punishment in Early Modern England, c.1500 - c.1700

An eleven-part series of lessons, adapted for Part 1 of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Paper 1 - Thematic Study w/ Historic Environment.

What will you get?

Eleven lessons:

  1. Introduction to Early Modern Crime and Punishment
  2. Heresy and Treason in the Early Modern Period
  3. Vagabondage in the Early Modern Period
  4. Witchcraft in the Early Modern Period
  5. The “Witch Craze” of the Early Modern Period: Exam Practice
  6. Rural and Modern Crimes in the Early Modern Period
  7. Law Enforcement in the Early Modern Period
  8. The Bloody Code
  9. Punishments in the Early Modern Period
  10. The Gunpowder Plot
  11. Punishments in the Early Modern Period: Exam Practice

Each lesson in this bundle builds students’ understanding of the changes and continuities in crimes, methods of law enforcement and punishments in Early Modern England. Students will frequently engage with historical sources, and exam-style questions to heighten their critical analysis and conceptual understanding.

All lessons are fully resourced and scaffolded for a range of abilities.

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