Lifestyle of the rich and poor Flashcards
What was the Elizabethan era also called (In terms of houses)?
The great rebuilding
Give 2 examples of fine houses built in the Elizabethan era.
1) Burghley house
2) Hardwick hall
Who was famous to have lived in Hardwick hall?
Bess of Hardwick
How did the gentry secure a steady income?
Rented or sold land to farmers (because they owned a lot and did not have a lot to do with it unlike the rich)
What was the rich wife’s role?
To run the household
What activities did the rich participate in?
Deer hunting, Hawking and dancing
What sport did all the classes do?
Bowls
What sport did the poor play?
Football
What years were there bad harvests?
1556, 1596 and 1597
What was the population in 1564?
2.7 million
What was the population in 1601?
4.1 million
What wars was England engaged in?
Wars against France, Scotland and Spain
What are the 5 types of Vagabond?
1) Hooker = Hooked stuff out of homes
2) Clapper Dungeon = Put arsenic on their skin
3) Doxy = Carried a sack of ‘supposedly’ wool
4) Abraham man = Acted insain
5) Ruffler = Ex soldiers
What is Rack rent?
When farmers increase the rent on their land
When was the Statute of artificers passed?
1568
What did the statute of artificers do to help the poor?
Allowed the poor to do apprenticeships for 7 years.
When was the Vagabonds act passed?
1572
What did the vagabonds act do to help the poor?
Fines issued to vagabonds as well as cruel punishments like whipping.
When was the Elizabeth poor law passed?
1601
What did the statute of artificers do to help the poor?
Made the government responsible for the poor. Lasted for 200 years.
When was the act for the relief of the poor passed?
First in 1576 and adapted and improved in 1598
What did the act for the relief of the poor do to help the poor?
Begging was forbidden, this meant that poverty and civil unrest were greatly reduced.
What are 2 other acts that were important in helping the poor?
1) Vagabonds act 1572
2) Act for punishment of rouges 1598
Were the poor laws successful?
It did mean that peasants were less likely to revolt, but generally poverty got worse.
