Elizabeth I: Society, The Poor & Rebellion Flashcards
What percentage of people lived in poverty?
10% of rural
20% of urban
Which members of the nobility led the Northern Rebellion?
Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland
What was the Poor Law of 1576?
First attempt to create a national system of poor relief to be financed and administered locally
Where did food riots take place in the 1590s?
London, Kent, Hampshire and Norfolk
What was a vagabond?
A person with no home or job who wandered from place to place
What was the Statute of Artificers (1563)?
A national attempt to sort out the problem of high wages
When was the subsistance crisis?
1595-1596
What happened to the gap between rich and poor during Elizabeth’s reign?
It widened
What was a consequence of the Vagabond Act?
Migration of poor from rural to urban areas
How many Dukes were there in England and who were they?
4 – Somerset, Northumberland, Suffolk and Norfolk
What had the population risen from and to during Elizabeth’s reign?
3 million to 4 million
In what years were there rebellions in southern Ireland?
1569-73
1579-82
Which unpaid people did Elizabeth rely upon to administer the law in local areas?
Justices of the Peace
What was Elizabeth proclaimed in 1560?
Supreme Governor of the Church of Ireland
Who had to raise the rates for, and administer the 1601 Poor Law?
Individual parishes
