Early Modern 1500-1700 Flashcards
what happened in 1485?
1485 – Battle of Bosworth
Field (start of the Tudors).
what happens in 1517?
1517 – Martin Luther starts
Protestantism.
what happened in 1536?
1536 – Dissolution of the
Monasteries under Henry VIII.
what happened in 1559?
1559 – Settlement of Religion
under Elizabeth I.
what happened in 1605
gunpowder plot
what happened between the dates 1642-49
1642-49 – English Civil War.
what happened in 1660?
1660 – Royal Society
established in London leading
to improvements in science
and technology.
what act was passed in 1494?
1494 – Vagabonds and
Beggars Act.
what act was passed in 1542?
1542 – Witchcraft Act.
what act was passed in 1547?
1547 – Vagrancy Act.
what act was passed in 1559?
1559 – Act of Uniformity –
Creates Church of England.
what act was passed in 1597?
1597 – Act for Relief of the
Poor (deserving and
undeserving poor).
what law was passed in 1601?
1601 – Poor Law – Parish relief
for deserving poor.
what act was passed in 1671?
1671 – Game Act.
More moral laws passed
banning drinking, playing
games
what was the role of watchmen?
The watchmen patrolled the streets at night, calling out the hour, keeping a lookout for fires, checking that doors were locked and ensuring that drunks and other vagrants were delivered to the watch constable.
