Population Growth and Increasing Poverty (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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England's population in 1525
England's population in 1525
Approximately 2.26 million people
Primary cause of Tudor poverty
Primary cause of Tudor poverty
Population grew beyond resources/economy could support
Why prices rose in Tudor England
Why prices rose in Tudor England
Population growth increased demand for food
Why wages fell in Tudor England
Why wages fell in Tudor England
More workers meant increased competition for jobs
Impact of dissolution of monasteries on poverty
Impact of dissolution of monasteries on poverty
Lost source of charity/alms for the poor
Enclosure (Tudor land practice)
Enclosure (Tudor land practice)
Fencing off common land previously available to all
Rack-renting (Tudor practice)
Rack-renting (Tudor practice)
Rapidly increasing rents to force out tenants
Forestalling (Tudor practice)
Forestalling (Tudor practice)
Withholding supplies from markets to raise prices
Period of English coinage debasement
Period of English coinage debasement
1542-1551
Impotent poor vs able-bodied poor
Impotent poor vs able-bodied poor
Disabled/ill (deserving) vs capable but unemployed (idle)