Vagrancy close vagrancy Vagrancy is the crime of having no fixed home or job. Vagrants wander the streets and beg. was a big concern for the monarchy and Government in the 16th century. Homeless ...

Protestants who denied the Catholic faith could be burned at the stake. Heresy and treason therefore became more common crimes under Henry VIII in the 1530s and 1540s as anyone who did not follow ...