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  2. Hanged, drawn and quartered - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. Medieval punishment for high treason The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger, as depicted in the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of torturous capital punishment used principally to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and early ...

  3. Vagabonds Act 1530 - Wikipedia

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    The Vagabonds Act 1530 (22 Hen. 8.c. 12) was an act passed under Henry VIII and is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws of England. In full, it was entitled "An Act directing how aged, poor and impotent Persons, compelled to live by Alms, shall be ordered; and how Vagabonds and Beggars shall be punished."

  4. Tudor poor laws - Wikipedia

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    The Tudor poor laws were the laws regarding poor relief in the Kingdom of England around the time of the Tudor period (1485–1603). [1] The Tudor Poor Laws ended with the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law in 1601, two years before the end of the Tudor dynasty, a piece of legislation which codified the previous Tudor legislation.

  5. List of people hanged, drawn and quartered - Wikipedia

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    Hanged, drawn and quartered in Wexford, Ireland as punishment for aiding the escape of James Eustace, 3rd Viscount Baltinglass and several Catholic priests from Ireland, and for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy. [20] [21] 1 December 1581: Alexander Briant: Catholic priest, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales [22] 20 September 1586

  6. Vagabonds Act 1536 - Wikipedia

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    The Act for Punishment of Sturdy Vagabonds and Beggars (27 Hen. 8. c. 25) was an act passed in Tudor England by Henry VIII. It is part of the Tudor Poor Laws. It was the earliest English Poor Law to provide for structured collections for the poor. The 1536 act provided that “sturdy” vagabonds should be set to work after being punished. [1]

  7. List of people executed by the Tudors - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of prominent people executed by the state during the reign of the Tudors. The list is not exhaustive. The list is not exhaustive. In the reign of Henry VII (1485–1509)

  8. Stocks - Wikipedia

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    Stocks, unlike the pillory or pranger, restrain only the feet.. Stocks are feet restraining devices that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation.The use of stocks is seen as early as Ancient Greece, where they are described as being in use in Solon's law code.

  9. Poor Act 1551 - Wikipedia

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    It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and reaffirms previous poor laws enacted in 1536, 1547, and 1549 which focused primarily on the punishment of vagabonds. [1] The Poor Act 1551 designated a new position, "collector of alms," in each parish. Local authorities and residents elected two alms collectors to request, record, and distribute ...