Punishments 500bc-2000ad

  • 500

    Roman Punishments

    Whipping
    Burning at the stake
    Rebuilding houses
    Fines
    Repaying stolen goods
    Crucification
    Confiscation of property
    Exile (nobesonly)
    Execution
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Saxon Punishments

    Wergild
    Mutilated
    Executed
    Outlawed
    Compensation
    They were to emphasise the power of the King
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Norman Punishments

    Wergild no longer used
    Mutilation
    Death
    Outlaws
    Stocks
    Fines
  • Early Modern Punishments

    Execution
    Bloody Code
    Pillary
    Stocks
    Ducking Stool
    Carting
    Whipping
    Fines
    Prisons
    Transportation
    Bridewell
  • Industrial Punishment

    Abolition of Bloody Code
    Transportation
    Prisons