History GCSE
Crimes against the person
What Crimes against the person means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A category of medieval crime including murder and assault.
Topics that use Crimes against the person
- Option 10: c1000–c1500: Crime and punishment in medieval England - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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