Britain 1700-1900 | Crime and Punishment | Edexcel GCSE History Revision | Flashcards

Test your knowledge of *Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1700–c1900* with this interactive GCSE History flashcard revision video. Designed for **Pearson Edexcel GCSE History: Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–present**, this revision challenge covers the key facts you need to know about changing crimes, the development of professional policing, the decline of the Bloody Code and changes to punishment and prisons. ⏱️ *How to use this video* Read each question and try to answer it before the countdown ends. Give yourself a point if you got it right, then use the answer and summary to reinforce the key facts. Pause whenever you need more thinking time. 📚 *Topics include:* • Highway robbery • Smuggling and social crime • Poaching • The ending of witchcraft prosecutions • The Witchcraft Act of 1735 • The Tolpuddle Martyrs • Henry and John Fielding • The Bow Street Runners • Changing approaches to law enforcement • Robert Peel • The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 • The development of professional policing • The spread of police forces outside London • The creation of CID • The Bloody Code • Reasons for the decline of the Bloody Code • Public execution and its abolition • Transportation to Australia • The development of prisons • John Howard and prison reform • Elizabeth Fry • The changing purpose of prisons • Pentonville Prison • The separate system • Robert Peel and penal reform • Key people, developments, dates and factual recall 🎯 *Try it more than once.* Retrieval practice works best when you return to the material. Make a note of your score, come back to the video later and see how much more you can remember. *Finished this one? Keep revising with another video in the Crime and Punishment in Britain series using the links on the end screen.* This video is an independent revision resource and is not produced by or affiliated with Pearson Edexcel. #GCSEHistory #CrimeAndPunishment #HistoryOfCrime #GCSERevision #EdexcelHistory #HistoryRevision