poverty in england Flashcards
flu epidemic killed approx
200000 - less workers
food shortages
enclosures
used for sheep farming - less land for crops
food shortages
population increased how much
it almost doubled
more demand for food
poor harvests
led to death from starvation
price of food rose even further when
there were poor harvests
wages didn’t rise as fast as prices
population rose so supply of labour increased
wages were reduced which lead to unemployment
population grew from 2.8 mil to
4 mil
landlords unfairly rose rent known as
rack renting due to overpopulation
poor harvests were between when
1594 - 1598
starvation and food shortages & price inflation
when was the poor law established
1601
taxes to help the deserving poor
& almshouses
vagabonds facts
were flogged and burnt under the ear
1572 act - were not registered vagabonds would face the death penalty if caught 3 times
deserving vs undeserving poor
deserving - sick disabled unemployed orphans or elderly
undeserving - beggars able-bodied idle people
options of vagabonds
counterfeit crank
baretop trickster - flirted and then jumped
tom o bedlam - cut himself & dirty bandages
the clapper dudgeons
how did they help deserving poor
created almshouses & charities
- the statute of artifices 1563
all elizabethans had to contribute to poor relief
- the vagabonds act 1572
reduce level of vagrancy in towns and city
- poor relief act 1576
practical support for those who were determined to be genuinely poor from those who didn’t need / want poor relief
- poor law 1601
from 1576 an act of parliament allowed the able-bodied poor
to find work or be paid ‘outdoor relief’
