Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in The birth of New Spain.
A legal protection lasting 40 days granted to criminals who reached a church, shielding them from secular law enforcement.
Sanctuary appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest (1519–1535), especially The birth of New Spain and Role of the Church.
Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest (1519–1535)
Role of the Church
Crime and Punishment (c.1250–Present)
Enforcing law and order
Crime and Punishment (c.1250–Present)
Crimes and criminals
The People’s Health (c.1250–Present)
Characteristic features
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Crime and Punishment (c.1250–Present)
Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500 • Crimes and criminals
