The 'problem' of the poor (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Elizabeth I's reign
Elizabeth I's reign
1558-1588
Poverty definition: spending on bread
Poverty definition: spending on bread
More than 4/5 (80%) of income
Why did widows face poverty in Elizabethan England?
Why did widows face poverty in Elizabethan England?
Women paid much less than men for work
What % of most disadvantaged were under 16?
What % of most disadvantaged were under 16?
40%
England's population growth 1551-1601
England's population growth 1551-1601
3 million to 4.2 million
Two towns that grew rapidly in Elizabethan era
Two towns that grew rapidly in Elizabethan era
London and Norwich
Years of bad harvests in Elizabeth's reign
Years of bad harvests in Elizabeth's reign
1562, 1565, 1573, and 1586
Countries involved in trade embargoes
Countries involved in trade embargoes
Spain and the Netherlands
Definition of enclosure
Definition of enclosure
Dividing common land into private fields
Why sheep farming increased unemployment
Why sheep farming increased unemployment
Required fewer workers than crop farming
When and who dissolved monasteries
When and who dissolved monasteries
1530s under Henry VIII
How authorities viewed vagrants
How authorities viewed vagrants
Idle and dishonest, threatening public order
Impact of losing monastic support
Impact of losing monastic support
Poor lost food, shelter, and care previously provided
Why vagrancy threatened social order
Why vagrancy threatened social order
Challenged idea everyone should have fixed place in society
Effect of enclosure on common people
Effect of enclosure on common people
Lost rights to graze animals or gather fuel