Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 1
Punishing an offender because they are considered to deserve suffering for the harm they have caused.
Revise: Nature and Types of Punishment in Medieval EnglandIn medieval England, c1000–c1500, punishment placed great emphasis on retribution and deterrence. Retribution meant that an offender should suffer for the harm they had caused. Deterrence meant making people afraid to commit crimes because they feared the punishment.
- Revise: Case Studies: Gunpowder Plot and Witch-hunts
Punishment intended to make an offender suffer in return for the wrong they have committed.
- Revise: The End of the Bloody Code and Transportation
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- Revise: Case Studies: Pentonville Prison and Robert Peel
- Revise: The Abolition of the Death Penalty in Britain
Punishing an offender because they are considered to deserve punishment for the harm they have caused.