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Methods of punishment in Tudor and Stuart times consisted of capital and corporal punishment carried out in public. The focus has now changed, with prison being the main form of punishment. How have methods of punishment changed over time?

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From torture and public humiliation to prison rehabilitation, we journey through the centuries exploring how punishment has changed from the 1500s until today.

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