Social and economic reforms Flashcards
What did the Edwardian government in 1549-50 do?
Repealed the Subsidy and Vagrancy Acts
Enclosure Act was passed that restricted landlords’ manorial rights over the commons and wastelands of less than three acres
Further Acts fixed grain prices, prohibited exports, and maintained arable land
What did the Elizabethan council do after the Oxfordshire rising?
All bishops were ordered to give sermons
Wealthier subjects were to be reminded that they had a duty to organise charity collections
Congregations were expected to endure this scarcity with patience and not ‘swerve from the humble duties of good subjects’
What happened in 1597?
The council prosecuted seven leading Oxfordshire landowners who had enclosed local common and wasteland
What Acts did Elizabeth I pass?
An Act against the decaying of towns and houses of husbandry
An Act for the maintenance of husbandry and tillage
What were MPs ordered to do by the Lord Keeper?
To return to their counties at the end of parliament to ensure that the recent statutes were implemented
What were there no more?
Popular risings in Elizabeth’s reign
