10 Questions
What was the composition of early English juries?
Part noblemen and part commoners
Why were William Penn and William Mead arrested?
For preaching in public
What were opponents of King Charles II attempting to achieve by prosecuting Penn and Mead?
Embarrassing the king
What was the role of the jury in the case against William Penn and William Mead?
To deliberate after hearing both sides of the case
In what century did the jury system in Great Britain begin to evolve to include jurors without regard to their economic status?
Seventeenth century
What did the case against William Penn illustrate about the importance of the jury?
Its rise to power within the judicial system
What did Brits pass laws against around the time of William Penn's case?
Preaching in public
Why were Penn and Mead arrested during a time when Brits were suspicious of King Charles II's Catholic leanings?
For being religious dissenters who preached in public
What was the process that the jury undertook after both sides presented their cases?
Deliberation
What was the criteria used to pick jurors as the English jury system evolved?
Without regard to their economic status
Explore the history of the jury system and legal systems in Europe, from the dormant period after the fall of the Roman Empire to the revival by Italian scholars. Learn about the dominance of the Catholic Church in the legal system before the emergence of juries.
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