In the renaissance crime was a lot more abundant, because there were less laws and regulations to stop people. The punishment also had more variety than the consequences today; today the penalty is mostly jail, community service, or the death penalty. But, in the Renaissance there was being burned, boiled alive, beheaded, hanging, and being beat to death. Crimes in the Renaissance era were often committed and followed up by merciless consequences.
People committed crimes in the Renaissance, hoping…
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