Crime During The Elizabethan Era

The Elizabethan Era was from 1558 through 1603, and it was also mentioned as the Golden Age. It was the time of the Renaissance when Shakespeare lived. The Elizabethan Era was named after Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I became the Queen of England six years before Shakespeare's birth. Important dates and details effected the Elizabethans in everyday life. The Elizabethan Era was also known as violent times because all the punishments were so severe it could most likely cause death. The Elizabethans were divided into classes. There was the Upper Class, the Nobility, and the Lower Class. The Upper Class were well educated, wealthy and associated with royalty and high members of the clergy. The nobility were associated close to the kings, and
The most important civil law that was passed was, in 1534, when the Act of Supremacy made King Henry VIII the Supreme Leader of the Church of England and he was responsible for the poor. Another important civil law was in 1559, Queen Elizabeth’s second Act of Supremacy, which repealed legislation passed during the Queen Mary’s reign. However, the general rules at the time were similar to modern day. The rules included: no theft, no poaching, and begging. Begging was considered a huge crime in the Elizabethan Era. The Laws of the Elizabethan Era affected the Lower Class the most, since they were the class who did not have the knowledge like the Upper Class did. The Lower Class made more mistakes than the Upper
The biggest crime in the Elizabethan Era was mostly because of the poor. Crimes also varied from class to class because each class had different knowledge of what they are supposed to do and not do. The common crimes of the nobles were high treason, spying, rebellion and murder. Compared to the nobles, Upper and Lower Classes caused different crimes. The Lower and the Upper Class’ crimes were similar to modern day such as, theft, cutting purses, begging, poaching, adultery, debtors and fraud. In addition, not having a driver’s license was a big crime in the Elizabethan Era. During the Elizabethan Era, transportation was not much needed because all the stuff they needed was close to them. The crimes that were caused by the classes lead to severe