Impact of warfare on civilians 1500-1700

Question 1

How many homes and people were made homeless during the English civil war?

Answer 1

11,000 homes destroyed and 55,000 people made homeless

Question 2

During the 11 week siege of Colchester, in 1648, what did people resort to eating?

Answer 2

cats, horses, dogs, candles and soap

Question 3

What was very common during the English civil war?

Answer 3

Plundering

Question 4

How much did Oxfordshire pay before the war and during the war in tax?

Answer 4

£3000 before the war and £60,000 a year during the war

Question 5

How many publications were printed in London between 1640-1660?

Answer 5

30,000

Question 6

How many towns and cities suffered attacks in the English civil war?

Answer 6

150

Question 7

What were the soldier and civilian casualties in the English civil war?

Answer 7

180,000 (3.6% of the population)

Question 8

What were the civil war costs to Chesire?

Answer 8

£100,000 in tax, £120,000 in Free Quarter (never paid), £90,000 in plunder