Project Gutenberg 2019-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 139 Ives, George Burnham 1856 1930 Ives, George B. Yves, George Burnham Ives, G. Burnham Penal Methods of the Middle Ages: Criminals, Witches, Lunatics Produced by deaurider, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Penal Methods of the Middle Ages: Criminals, Witches, Lunatics" by George Ives is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the penal practices of medieval England, including the treatment of criminals, the infamous witch trials, and the approach to mental illness during that era. Ives delves deeply into the legal and social frameworks that defined punishment, offering insights into the brutality of the times. The opening of the book begins by discussing the ancient origins of prisons and how they evolved into institutions for detaining criminals over time. Ives provides a detailed examination of the early penal system, highlighting the concept of restitution over retribution, the social structures that governed these practices, and the varying penalties meted out to different social classes. He also touches upon various methods of punishment such as fines, mutilations, and slavery, framing them within the context of a society that valued vengeance and personal conflict resolution over a codified legal system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Punishment HV Text Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Law & Criminology 437480 2025-07-23T13:35:58.489883 text/html 415495 2019-05-16T12:38:04 text/html 217777 2025-07-23T13:36:06.893778 application/epub+zip 224067 2025-07-23T13:35:59.959828 application/epub+zip 178031 2025-07-23T13:35:59.165827 application/epub+zip 366760 2025-07-23T13:36:11.335781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321391 2025-07-23T13:36:06.248810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275531 2022-09-27T00:21:36.989305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270048 2025-07-23T13:35:57.008831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270081 2019-05-16T12:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18312 2025-07-23T13:36:11.481751 application/rdf+xml 7455 2025-07-23T13:35:59.321803 image/jpeg 1701 2025-07-23T13:35:59.243825 image/jpeg 103048 2019-05-16T12:38:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 194030 2019-05-16T12:38:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 204690 2025-07-23T13:35:58.517843 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia