Daily Lives in Elizabethan England Flashcards
1
Q
What were the different causes of poverty in Elizabethan England?
A
- Religious Changes, Agriculture, Population Growth.
2
Q
why did population growth cause poverty?
A
- birth rate increased and death rate fell so food production couldn’t keep pace with the growth in population so food prices rose.
-Competition for land rent increased.
3
Q
Lives of Gentry
(Houses)
A
20-100s of rooms
Chimenys and fireplace
High Ceilings and Windows
Paintings
Carpets and rags
Servants
4
Q
Lives of Gentry
(Food)
A
- 75 percent meat as they hunted
-Drank French Wine
5
Q
Lives of Middling Sort (Houses and Food)
A
-5-10 rooms,
-Ate meat and drank beer/mead.
6
Q
Lives of Labourers (Food)
A
Pottage and bread, 25 percent of meat
7
Q
Lives of Labourers (Houses)
A
- Cruck houses (1 floor and max 2 rooms)
-No chimney, glass or furniture
8
Q
Lives of Labourers (Clothes)
A
- loose clothing (more practical) bonnets and hats to protect from enviroment
9
Q
Lives of Gentry (Clothes)
A
- Wore Ruffs
- Doublet
-Hose
-Corsets
10
Q
Why was 1601 Poor law a good thing?
A
- First time that England had attempted tackle the problem of poverty
11
Q
What was the 1601 Poor law?
A
- Split poor into deserving and undeserving
12
Q
What did the 1601 poor law do?
A
- Provided children with apprenticeships
-Placed the old in Alms Houses - allowed the unemployed to work for the community
