Edexcel GCSE History 1HI0
Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88British depth
British America, 1713–83: Empire and RevolutionPeriod study
Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95Period study
Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–presentPaper 1 option
Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88British depth
Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509–40British depth
London and the Second World War, 1939–45Paper 1 option
Mao’s China, 1945–76Modern depth
Medicine in Britain, c1250–presentPaper 1 option
Migrants in Britain, c800–presentPaper 1 option
Notting Hill, c1948–c1970Paper 1 option
Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41Modern depth
Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555Period study
Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91Period study
The American West, c1835–c1895Period study
The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: Injuries, Treatment and the TrenchesPaper 1 option
The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216British depth
The USA, 1954–75: Conflict at Home and AbroadModern depth
Warfare and British Society, c1250–presentPaper 1 option
Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39Modern depth
Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: Crime, Policing and the Inner CityPaper 1 option
Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–present
The nature of law enforcement and punishment, c1700–c1900
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Overview
The Fieldings and the Bow Street Runners, thief-takers, the Police Act of 1856, the CID, the shift towards reform, transportation to Australia, the end of public hanging, John Howard and Elizabeth Fry.
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Who were the Fielding brothers?
What did the Bow Street Runners do?
Questions from this subtopic
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Who were the Fielding brothers?
Model answer
Henry Fielding and his half-brother John, magistrates at Bow Street in London who organised the first paid group of officers to catch criminals.
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What did the Bow Street Runners do?
Model answer
A small paid band of men who were sent out to track down suspects, collect evidence and testify against them in court.
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How did John Fielding improve the sharing of information about criminals?
Model answer
He gathered descriptions of wanted people and stolen property and had them published regularly, so officers elsewhere knew who to look for.
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What was a thief-taker?
Model answer
A man who caught criminals for the reward money, a system open to corruption because some organised the thefts themselves.
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What did the Police Act of 1856 require?
Model answer
Every county and town in the country had to set up and pay for a police force, which government inspectors then checked.
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What was the main duty of an ordinary constable in the new forces?
Model answer
Walking a fixed beat in uniform, preventing crime by being seen on the streets.
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