Government Response to the Social and Economic Problems of the 1590s (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Years of poor harvests in 1590s
Years of poor harvests in 1590s
1594-1597
Rebels who appeared at Oxfordshire rising (1596)
Rebels who appeared at Oxfordshire rising (1596)
Four
Leader of Oxfordshire rising
Leader of Oxfordshire rising
Bartholomew Steer (carpenter)
When Books of Orders first issued
When Books of Orders first issued
1586-87 onwards
Year of Vagrancy Act
Year of Vagrancy Act
1597
Years of major Poor Law Acts
Years of major Poor Law Acts
1597 and 1601
No. of Overseers of Poor per parish & payment
No. of Overseers of Poor per parish & payment
Two unpaid, elected annually
Treatment of impotent poor
Treatment of impotent poor
Outdoor relief or almshouses
Treatment of able-bodied poor
Treatment of able-bodied poor
Given work in poorhouses
Treatment of persistent vagrants
Treatment of persistent vagrants
Sent to houses of correction