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C&P Section 2
Nature of Crimes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many vagrants were dealt with by London's Bridewell Prison in 1560? | 69 |
| How many vagrants were dealt with by London's Bridewell Prison in 1600? | 550 |
| Richard Gwyn, a man from Llanidloes, was executed in Wrexham in 1584. For what crime? | Spreading Catholic ideas |
| In 1704, 150-200 smugglers clashed with 8 officers in Aberdovey. What were they smuggling? | Salt |
| What was the result of the 1738 Hovering Act? | It became illegal for vessels smaller than 50 tonnes to wait within 6 miles of the shore |
| What was the result of the 1736 Act of Indemnity? | Injuring officers became punishable by death, there were heavy fines for bribery, but a free pardon for giving up fellow smuggler's names |
| Who was Dick Turpin? | A famous highway robber who was hanged at 33 years old. He lived between 1706-1739 |
| Who set up a 54 man horse patrol around London in 1805? | The Fielding brothers, Henry and John |
| What happened with the Luddites in 1812-1813? | There were attacks on factory machines and hand loom weavers in Northern England |
| Who was responsible for setting fire to hayricks and smashing machines in 1830-31? | Agricultural labourers as a part of the Swing Riots |
| Which famous attacks involved poor farmers disguised as women attacking tollgates in south-west Wales in 1839-43? | The Rebecca Riots |
| When was a 30mph speed limit introduced on residential roads? | 1934 |
| What speed limit was introduced for motorways in 1977? | 70mph |
| What apparatus was introduced in 1967 to test alcohol consumption in drivers? | The breathalyser |
| When was texting whilst driving banned? | 2003 |
| Who bombed the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester in June 1996? | The IRA |
| How many were killed and injured in the Arndale shopping centre bombing? | 0 were killed but 212 were injured |
| What does the IRA stand for? | Irish Republican Army |
| What happened in the 7/7 attacks on the 7th July 2005? | Bombs were set off in the London underground and on a double decker bus in London |
| Who was responsible for the 7/7 attacks? | al-Qaeda |
| How many were killed and injured in the 7/7 attacks? | 56 were killed and 784 were injured |
| When were the Welsh terrorist group, Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (MAC) active? | 1963-69 |
| When were new hate crime laws introduced? | 2007 |
| When was football hooliganism especially prominent? | The 1970s |
| Which two football teams were involved in the Heysel stadium disaster? | Liverpool and Juventus |
| What happened at Heysel? | Fighting fans caused a wall to collapse, killing 38 people |
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