Minor lords of the manor generally sentenced minor offenders, and had the power to inflict any sentence except death. That included fines, extra duties, whipping, branding, the stocks and the pillory, and mutilation.
If the offence warranted death, the lord of the manor consigned the accused to prison to await 'gaol delivery' and he would be thrown into a lockup or castle dungeon. When the King, or his justices, visited the area, the accused would be tried by jury. If convicted, the presiding judge, or the King, sentenced them to death, usually by the rope. This court also dealt out minor (and major) punishments to the nobility - eg, having disgraced knights paraded through the streets.
In a Church court, the Bishop decided the sentence. Instead of death, Church courts consigned the guilty to life imprisonment (which often meant starvation or burial alive) or handed the guilty to the secular arm - that is, the King's court, where they would be condemned to burn.
The Monarchy (king/queen) or the barons of the area.
The jury decided the punishments in medieval England unless the crime was more serious then the king would decide
by the jury
The people of today have realized that past punishments are too harsh and cause undue pain and suffering.
In medieval England Salt was discovered
Because they were poor
medieval government was known as feudilism
by the jury
The people of today have realized that past punishments are too harsh and cause undue pain and suffering.
everything
In medieval England Salt was discovered
ofcource! and very painful one's too. cruel aswell.
Because they were poor
Treason punishable by death.
Law and order was very harsh in Medieval England. It was believed that people would only learn how to behave properly if they feared what would happen to them if they broke the law. Even the 'smallest' offences had serious punishments.
Medieval England
The Matter of Araby in Medieval England was created in 1977.
Because Parliament decided that capital punishment was no longer appropriate.
If you are in England then you burned at the stake. If in the US then you where hanged.