No, not only guilty people were punished in the Middle Ages. Punishments were often severe and indiscriminate, targeting not only criminals but also those accused of witchcraft, heresy, or other perceived transgressions. Innocent people were sometimes wrongly accused and subjected to torture and execution, reflecting the harsh and unforgiving nature of justice during that time.
for giving out secret information to there enemy.
In the Middle Ages, priests were not tried for crimes in secular courts unless they had committed such a crime as treason. For most felonies or misdemeanors, they were tried in ecclesiastical courts, which had rather different standards than secular courts. Punishments for priests found guilty of crimes usually included the guilty being defrocked, but could also include some sort of penance, such as service on the crusades or in a monastery. There was some question as to whether a priest who was defrocked could subsequently be tried for the same crime in secular court. If he was, then he would get the same punishment as anyone else.
well we are middle ages people! so how do we live with our animals?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
The Middle Ages were also called the Age of Faith.
The 'Jack Stankovic' would punish people.
they were like thAT THEY WERE not guilty of anything that people think that they were guilty of
torture
In the middle ages, they used to cast lots in order to decide who was guilty in a situation. This method is also stated in the bible of how the people in the ship chose Jonah to jump out at a time of storm.
When you were to be punished, you would be put to DEATH!
heretics, moors, and jews
for giving out secret information to there enemy.
For similar reasons they are hung today. They were found guilty of a capital crime or were victims of some form of terrorism.
drunkards were punished in the middle ages in diffrent ways, some might be put in the stocks for 2 days,or have there hands chopped of so they can drink again ---- Actually, Its Only The Stocks. You Dont Get Your Hands Cut Off. But Other Than That The Answer Is Correct.
In the Middle Ages, priests were not tried for crimes in secular courts unless they had committed such a crime as treason. For most felonies or misdemeanors, they were tried in ecclesiastical courts, which had rather different standards than secular courts. Punishments for priests found guilty of crimes usually included the guilty being defrocked, but could also include some sort of penance, such as service on the crusades or in a monastery. There was some question as to whether a priest who was defrocked could subsequently be tried for the same crime in secular court. If he was, then he would get the same punishment as anyone else.
I think he was someone who chased a robber in the middle ages after a woman called the 'hue and cry'. The robber wounded him with a sword and so john hit him with an axe on his head, killing him instantly. He was found guilty of murder but I do no know how he was punished.
well we are middle ages people! so how do we live with our animals?