Elizabeth I Flashcards
Wages?
Wages continued to fall due to the rise in population
When was the Statute of Artificers and what did it do?
1563 : A National attempt to fix prices and wages - maximum wage rates were set by the JPs in every county
Encouraged apprenticeship for men and women into domestic service
Coinage?
Debased coins were withdrawn from circulation and soundly minted coins were implemented
Foreign trade?
The value of internal trade exceeded that of foreign trade
A wider range of foreign luxury goods were being imported and were becoming more affordable
Cloth trade?
Cloth trade with the Netherlands continues but declined as part of the economy
Ottoman Empire?
There was an increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire
East India Company trade developed in what year?
1600
When did the slave trade kick off?
In the 1560’s
Three slave expeditions from 1562
Slaves were acquired in Africa and sold in South America
When was John Hawkins’ failed expedition
1568 - fleet blocked in the Mexican port of San Juan de Ulua
Strained relations with Spain
Were colonisation attempts successful?
In 1585 Francis Walsingham received a patent from Elizabeth to colonise Virginia
Roanoke island was a disastrous attempt at colonisation
When was the Oxfordshire rising?
1596 - Protests over food shortages and high prices
General state of the economy?
Inflation remained a serious unresolved issues but trade continues to flourish under Elizabeth and industry continued to grow
What was the population?
Just over 4 million - rapid growth
What percentage lived below the poverty line?
60%
When was the poor law act?
1601 - a new system of poor relief based on parish responsibility
How were the undeserving poor treated?
They were continued to be treated harshly
E.g The 1572 vagabonds act enforced branding as a punishment
Dukes?
Elizabeth was careful not to create anymore dukes as the 4 holders between 1547-72 had met traitors deaths
How were the gentry affected?
The gentry class increased and the proportion of the wealthy also increased
The gentry made up Elizabeth’s government
How were the nobility treated?
The nobility were not prioritised in government
Elizabeth’s government prioritised the gentry class. This created resentment amongst the traditional presences at court
A contributing factor to the revolt of the Northern earls in 1569
Urbanisation?
There was a rise in the urban elite e.g merchants and skilled craftsmen
Wealth discrepancy
A consumer society developed for the prosperous classes
The gap between rich and poor widened
Ireland?
Elizabeth’s was named Governor of the Church of Ireland in 1560
Rebellions started in 1569 and 1579
Much of Ireland lost in 1598 in a third rebellion (Battle of Yellowford)
