Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Kings.
An ancient judicial practice where a person's guilt or divine favour was determined by surviving a dangerous or painful experience, such as carrying a red-hot iron bar.
Trial by Ordeal appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Viking Expansion (c.750–c.1050), especially Kings and Harald Bluetooth.
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Crime and Punishment (c.1250–Present)
Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750 • Enforcing law and order