GCSEHistoryEdexcelCrime & Punishment in Britain, c1000-Present

Crime & Punishment in Britain, c1000-Present (Edexcel GCSE History)

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Exam Skills: Crime & Punishment in Britain. c1000-Present

  1. The 2 Mark "Describe One Feature" Question
  2. The 8 Mark "How Useful are Sources A & B" Question
  3. The 4 Mark "Follow up" Question
  4. The 4 Mark "Explain One Way" Question
  5. The 12 Mark "Explain Why" Question
  6. The 16 Mark "How Far do you Agree" Question

c1000-c1500: Crime & Punishment in Medieval England

  1. The Types of Criminal Activity in Medieval England
  2. Law Enforcement in Medieval England
  3. Punishments in Medieval England
  4. The Influence of the Church on 13th Century On Crime & Punishment: Case Study

c1500-c1700: Crime & Punishment in Early Modern England

  1. The Types of Criminal Activity in Early Modern England
  2. Law Enforcement in Early Modern England
  3. Punishments in Early Modern England
  4. The Gunpowder Plot, 1605: Case Study
  5. Matthew Hopkins & the Witch-Hunts of 1645-47: Case Study

c1700-c1900: Crime & Punishment in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain

  1. The Types of Criminal Activity in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain
  2. Law Enforcement in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain
  3. Punishments in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain
  4. Pentonville Prison: Case Study
  5. Robert Peel: Case Study

c1900-Present: Crime & Punishment in Modern Britain

  1. The Types of Criminal Activity in Modern Britain
  2. Law Enforcement in Modern Britain
  3. Punishments in Modern Britain
  4. The Treatment of Conscientious Objectors in the First & Second World Wars: Case Study
  5. Derek Bentley & the Death Penalty: Case Study

Context: Whitechapel in the 19th Century

  1. The Problems of Housing & Overcrowding in Whitechapel
  2. Poverty & Crime in Whitechapel
  3. Immigration in Whitechapel

Policing Whitechapel

  1. The Metropolitan Police
  2. The Problems with Policing Whitechapel

The Whitechapel Murders, 1888

  1. Investigative Policing and the Whitechapel Murders
  2. Why Couldn't the Police Catch 'Jack the Ripper'?

Exam Skills: Crime & Punishment in Britain. c1000-Present

  1. Exam Questions: Describe One Feature (Q1)
  2. Exam Questions: Sources (Q2a and Q2b)
  3. Exam Questions: Explain One Way (Q3)
  4. Exam Questions: Explain Why (Q4)
  5. Exam Questions: How Far Do You Agree (Q5 or Q6)

c1000-c1500: Crime & Punishment in Medieval England

  1. Quiz Questions

c1500-c1700: Crime & Punishment in Early Modern England

  1. Quiz Questions

c1700-c1900: Crime & Punishment in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain

  1. Quiz Questions

c1900-Present: Crime & Punishment in Modern Britain

  1. Quiz Questions

Context: Whitechapel in the 19th Century

  1. Quiz Questions

Policing Whitechapel

  1. Quiz Questions

The Whitechapel Murders, 1888

  1. Quiz Questions
  1. c1000-c1500: Crime & Punishment in Medieval England
  2. c1500-c1700: Crime & Punishment in Early Modern England
  3. c1700-c1900: Crime & Punishment in Eighteenth & Nineteenth-Century Britain
  4. c1900-Present: Crime & Punishment in Modern Britain
  5. Context: Whitechapel in the 19th Century
  6. Policing Whitechapel
  7. The Whitechapel Murders, 1888
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