Social, Economic, and Religious Context of the Pendle Witch Trials (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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What percentage of 17th-century Pendle houses contained cloth production tools?
What percentage of 17th-century Pendle houses contained cloth production tools?
70 per cent
A cow's market value was equivalent to how many months' wages for a skilled manual worker?
A cow's market value was equivalent to how many months' wages for a skilled manual worker?
Six months
In which year were fixed rents and entry fines introduced in Pendle Forest?
In which year were fixed rents and entry fines introduced in Pendle Forest?
1507
By what percentage did rents rise when tenancies were formalized?
By what percentage did rents rise when tenancies were formalized?
39 per cent
What was Pendle Forest's population in 1443?
What was Pendle Forest's population in 1443?
96
The 1609 agreement required copyholders to pay a lump sum equivalent to how many years' rent?
The 1609 agreement required copyholders to pay a lump sum equivalent to how many years' rent?
12 years
What type of economy characterized early 17th-century Pendle?
What type of economy characterized early 17th-century Pendle?
Upland pastoral
How much higher were subtenants' rents compared to what copyholders paid the duchy?
How much higher were subtenants' rents compared to what copyholders paid the duchy?
25 times higher
When did Pendle Forest pass into Crown ownership?
When did Pendle Forest pass into Crown ownership?
1399
What was the main crop grown in Pendle's limited arable farming?
What was the main crop grown in Pendle's limited arable farming?
Oats