Where in the world were people punished at this time!? could you possibly make a list!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Your question is pretty vague!. Criminals, and many innocents were punished all over Europe during the Middle Ages (roughly 500 CE to 1500 CE)!. This is a thousand year history, so you can say medieval punishment happened EVERYWHERE!. If you mean where were punishments usually carried out, punishment was a form of propaganda in the Middle Ages, which rulers used to reinforce their hold on power, so punishment often occurred in a public arena like a plaza or courtyard!. Because of this, punishment and execution was often a public spectacle, and was used to advertise a ruler's executive and judicial powers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Middles Ages were a tumultuous period of European history!. There wasn't any one place people were punished, it happened everywhere!. An accurate answer would probably be: Europe!. Every city, from the smallest town to the largest urban center punished their criminals!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Medieval refers to europe!. And the medieval period was during the dark ages, from the fall of the Roman Empire, until the Renaissance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Captivity and imprisonment in Medieval Europe, 1000-1300 by Jean Dunbabin try that Www@QuestionHome@Com Spain had the Inquisition!. Is that the time frame you are looking for!?Www@QuestionHome@Com |