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The Buggery Act 1533, formally An Acte for the punishment of the vice of Buggerie (25 Hen. 8. c. c. 6), was an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed during the reign of Henry VIII .
Drunkenness was first made a civil offence in England by the Ale Houses Act 1551, or "An Act for Keepers of Ale-houses to be bound by Recognisances". [nb 1] According to Ian Hornsey, the drunkard's cloak, sometimes called the "Newcastle cloak", [3] became a common method of punishing recidivists, [1] especially during the Commonwealth of England.
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Throughout the 13th century, more severe penalties were recorded, such as disembowelling, burning, beheading, and quartering. The 13th-century English chronicler Matthew Paris described how in 1238 "a certain man at arms, a man of some education ( armiger literatus )" [ 4 ] attempted to kill King Henry III .
Related article: List of 16th century inventions. The Columbian Exchange introduces many plants, animals and diseases to the Old and New Worlds. Introduction of the spinning wheel revolutionizes textile production in Europe. The letter J is introduced into the English alphabet. 1500: First portable watch is created by Peter Henlein of Germany.
In the 16th century, the Portuguese clergy became jealous of a French priest who was operating in Madras (now Chennai); they lured him to Goa, then they had him arrested and sent to the inquisition. The French priest was saved when the Hindu King of a Karnataka kingdom interceded on his behalf by laying siege to St. Thome until the priest was ...
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The provinces began to phase out capital punishment for witchcraft beginning in 1593. The last trial in the Northern Netherlands took place in 1610. 164 to about 200 people were killed in Dutch witch trials, rising to potentially 300 victims including casualties from regions that were under Spanish jurisdiction but eventually became part of the ...