The contrasting lives of rich, middling and poor Elizabethans (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Quizzes
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What were the three groups of people identified in Elizabethan England?
What were the three groups of people identified in Elizabethan England?
Rich, middling sort, poor
What proportion of the population in Elizabethan England were the labouring poor?
What proportion of the population in Elizabethan England were the labouring poor?
Half of the population
Where did the gentry's wealth generally come from?
Where did the gentry's wealth generally come from?
Land that they owned
From which countries did the rich import their fine wines?
From which countries did the rich import their fine wines?
France and Italy
What type of houses did the gentry have?
What type of houses did the gentry have?
Multi-storeyed with lots of glass
What was the staple diet of the poor?
What was the staple diet of the poor?
Barley and rye bread
What caused wealth to increase for landowners?
What caused wealth to increase for landowners?
Henry VIII's dissolution of monasteries
What was the fine white bread eaten by the upper classes called?
What was the fine white bread eaten by the upper classes called?
Manchet
Why did everyone in Elizabethan England drink ale?
Why did everyone in Elizabethan England drink ale?
Water was contaminated
Which disease was rife due to lack of fruit and vegetables?
Which disease was rife due to lack of fruit and vegetables?
Scurvy
What were Sumptuary Laws designed to prevent?
What were Sumptuary Laws designed to prevent?
Lower classes wearing clothes above rank
Which colour in clothing was reserved for the queen?
Which colour in clothing was reserved for the queen?
Purple
When did the six-year famine in Cumbria begin?
When did the six-year famine in Cumbria begin?
1594