The punishments in Medieval Time were very severe if you were
found guilty. There were different punishments depending on the crime. Thieves
had their hands cut off. Women who had committed murder were strangled and then
burnt. People who illegally hunted in royal parks had their ears cut off. High
treason was punishable by being hung, drawn and quartered. There were very few
prisons because they cost money and communities were not prepared to pay for
their upkeep. It was cheaper to execute someone for more severe crimes or
injure them and then let them go for the less severe crimes. Most towns had a
gibbet just outside of it. People were hung on these and their bodies left to
rot over the weeks as a warning to others. Even the violent punishments did not
scare people and there were many murders, violent robberies, and fights in
1202.
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