lifestyles of the rich and the poor Flashcards
Rich:
-…….. used to create chimmneys
-bigger ……..
-decorated with …… and …….
-brick
-windows
-paintings and tapestries
Rich
-they would wear the ….. ……. like ….. and …..
-ladies would wear …….. to show off their wealth
-finest materials like velvet and silk
-jewellery
Rich:
what were sons taught and where?
-taught French, Latin, Greek, social ettiquette, hunting and dancing
-at home
Rich:
what were daughters taught?
how to run a large house
Gentry:
homes would be built of ….., ….. or ……. …..
stone, brick or half timbered
Gentry
how many rooms did houses have?
8 rooms plus servants quarters
Gentry
what was their fashion like?
tried to copy the rich but lacked the expensive fine threads of gold and silver or the jewellery
Gentry:
where and what was the education of sons like?
-strict grammar schools
-learnt Greek, Latin and how to be the perfect gentleman.
-many attended university
what were the homes of the poor like?
-one room
-shared with animals
-minimal furniture
-what were the working hours of a poor tenant farmer
-what did they eat
-5am to 5pm
-they would get a break at 7&11am for bread, cheese and ale.
-dinner was veg stew at 6pm
what was the fashion of the poor?
they would have few changes of clothes and their clothes were basic
what did the poor do in their leisure time?
tavern, gambling, fishing, archery, bands of strolling players
what were the education levels of the poor?
usually uneducated, some taught basic reading and writing
why did rich people have to have such nice homes?
because of elizabeths progresses
what was a key feature of a rich persons house?
the long gallery - a hallway that streched the whole length of the house. one side was windows, the other was paintings and fireplaces. designed for entertainment.
what were the attitudes towards the poor?
-seen as idle and too lazy to find jobs
-wandered from place to place spreading diseases
-poor rates fueled resentment
what were the 9 main causes of poverty?
-changes in farming methods (less employed methods)
-bad harvests
-closing of monasteries
-foreign wars increased taxes
-cloth industry collapse
-rising inflation
-rising population
-rural depopulation
-rack renting (farmers couldnt pay rent)
what was a hooker/angler?
-carried a long wooden stick and knocked on the doors of houses seeking charity to see what they could steal
-they returned after dar and reached in windows with their hooks to get the valuables
what was a doxy?
a female beggar who walks around with a large bag while knitting. people think the bag is for all the things she has knitted but really its full of things shes stolen
what is a clapper dudgeon?
they tied arsenic to their skin to make it bleed hoping to attract sympathy while begging
what is a couterfeit crank?
dresses in tatty clothes and pretends to suffer from epilepsy. they suck on soap to fake foaming at the mouth
what is a dummerer?
pretends to be dumb in order to beg for charity from passers by
what is an abraham man?
pretends to be mad hoping this would result in charity donations through pity
what is a ruffler?
a former soldier who survives by robbing using threats or begging
how many vagabonds were wandering the country?
10,000
What did the 1601 Act for The Relief of the Poor mean?
The government had responsibility to help the poor and a legal framework was put in place to tackle poverty
