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plague outbreak (date)

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1556

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Population growth (between Henry and Elizabeth’s reign)

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2.8 million to 4.8 million (43%)

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Inflation- Secondary causes

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  • Banned trading

- pressure on resources

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Inflation- primary causes

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  • Failed crop grown- less food, increased prices (higher demand)
  • jobs lost
  • poor suffer
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Wars

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  • France and Scotland wars Scotland (Henry VIII)
  • taxes increased (poor hit worst)
  • trade impacts
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6
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Bad harvest- famine dates

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1594- 1598

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Changes in farming example (R…) + definition

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Rack renting

- tenants becoming victims of greedy landlords- rent and evictions unfair

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Changes in farming- example 2 (E….) + definition

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Enclosures

-open fields combined- less call for workers but more efficient farming (sheep)

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9
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Dissolution of monasteries

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Henry VIII dissolved them- frustration amongst poor

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Act for setting the able bodied poor on work (date)

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1576

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11
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Parish appoint oversees of the poor (date)

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1598

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Poor law (date)

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1601

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Poor law (facts)

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  • Government took responsibility
  • compulsory tax
  • 2-4 overseers of the poor (elected with church wardens)
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Names for the ‘undeserving’ poor

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Idle poor
Vagabonds 
Vagrants 
Beggars
Rufflers
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14
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How were the deserving poor helped

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Locally:
Almshouses
Hospitals

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15
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Which areas supplied for the poor

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York
Norwich
Ipswich

16
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What did York do to help poverty

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House of correction

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What did Norwich do to help the poor

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Taxed rich citizens
Gave food
Gave care and support

18
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Names for the ‘undeserving’ poor

A 
Idle poor
Vagabonds 
Vagrants 
Beggars
Rufflers
19
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What did Ipswich do to help the poor

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Youth training scheme

20
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How were the poor treated during Tudor times (law)

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Beggars got publicly whipped (1531)

21
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What were the reasons to help the poor (x3)

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Great chain of being
Great numbers of deserving poor
Social unrest

22
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How were the deserving poor helped

A

Locally:
Almshouses
Hospitals

23
Q

Which areas supplied for the poor

A

York
Norwich
Ipswich

24
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What did York do to help poverty

A

House of correction

25
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What did Norwich do to help the poor

A

Taxed rich citizens
Gave food
Gave care and support

26
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What did Ipswich do to help the poor

A

Youth training scheme

27
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How were the poor treated during Tudor times (law)

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Beggars got publicly whipped (1531)

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What were the reasons to help the poor (x3)

A

Great chain of being
Great numbers of deserving poor
Social unrest

History Elizabethan (10 decks)

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