Key Dates c1500-c1700 Flashcards
1
Q
Vagabonds and beggars act
A
1495
2
Q
Witchcraft act passed
A
1542
3
Q
Vagrancy act
A
1547
4
Q
New type of prison is created
A
1556
5
Q
Elizabeth 1s witchcraft act
A
1563
6
Q
Poor law creates a parish-based system of caring for the poor
A
1601
7
Q
James 1’s witchcraft act
A
1604
8
Q
Gunpowder plot
A
1605
9
Q
English civil war
A
1642-1651
10
Q
East Anglian witch hunts
A
1645-1647
11
Q
50 capital crimes
A
1688
12
Q
Bloody code
A
1685-1815