Living standards and fashions (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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England's population in 1530
England's population in 1530
Approximately 3 million
England's population by 1600
England's population by 1600
Around 4 million
London's population by 1603
London's population by 1603
About 200,000
% of Elizabethans living in countryside
% of Elizabethans living in countryside
Around 90%
% of population living in towns
% of population living in towns
10%
Year Sumptuary Laws were passed
Year Sumptuary Laws were passed
1574
Clothing items only royalty could wear
Clothing items only royalty could wear
Ermine (fur) and purple clothing
Fabrics only nobility could wear
Fabrics only nobility could wear
Silk, sable fur, gold and silver fabrics
Materials ordinary people could wear
Materials ordinary people could wear
Wool, linen, or sheepskin
Penalties for breaking Sumptuary Laws
Penalties for breaking Sumptuary Laws
Fines, imprisonment, or execution
Gentry's role in countryside
Gentry's role in countryside
Backbone of rural administration
Basis of urban social hierarchy
Basis of urban social hierarchy
Wealth, skills, and profession
Who held ultimate authority in households
Who held ultimate authority in households
The husband and father
Principles Elizabethan society functioned on
Principles Elizabethan society functioned on
Mutual obligation and strict social order
% of rural population who were landless poor
% of rural population who were landless poor
About 90%