As there was no police force, many victims of crime hired someone to find the culprit - for a fee. What name was given to these bounty hunters?

Which crime was regulated as a capital offence under the 1723 Black Act (amongst others)?

In Mary Tudor's reign heretics (i.e. those who followed the Protestant faith) could suffer the death penalty, and 300 were killed during her reign (1553-1558). What form of execution did they suffer?

Some towns and villages did employ constables, but they suffered from a crucial weakness. What was it?

What term was used to describe a robber on foot encountered on the highway?

Transportation overseas was an available punishment. To where were convicts transported until the late 1700s?

Women accused of witchcraft often had to undertake a "swimming test". How did this establish guilt or innocence?

Witchcraft was taken seriously as an offence in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. What did the witch-finders look for on an alleged witch's body to prove guilt?

In 1688 the death penalty could be imposed for no less than 50 different crimes. Why did courts in fact impose so few death sentences?

What was meant by a "bridewell" during this period?