The Impact of the Spread of Enclosure on the Rural Population (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Enclosure
Enclosure
Transforming communal land to privately controlled enclosed fields
Main regions for enclosure
Main regions for enclosure
South-east and Midlands
Engrossing
Engrossing
Combining two or more farms into one larger unit
Copyhold tenants
Copyhold tenants
Tenants holding land with copy of lease agreement
Thomas More's critique of enclosure (work & year)
Thomas More's critique of enclosure (work & year)
Utopia (1516)
Years of enclosure riots/rebellion
Years of enclosure riots/rebellion
1548-49 riots; 1549 East Anglia rebellion
1533 Sheep and Farms Act limit
1533 Sheep and Farms Act limit
Maximum 2,400 sheep per farmer
Wolsey's enclosure commission year
Wolsey's enclosure commission year
1517
Cloth trade decline timing
Cloth trade decline timing
After 1551
Root causes of Tudor poverty (not enclosure)
Root causes of Tudor poverty (not enclosure)
Population growth and inflation