Stats Flashcards
how many Norman supporters did William have
7,000
Norman England A.-S. pop.
2 million
how much land did William make ‘royal forest’
roughly 40%
how many villages did William evict to make the New Forest
roughly 40
what was the age for the outlaw rule to apply
14 or over
age to belong to a tithing
over 12
what proportion of people died from the Black Death
roughly 1/3
how many local men on a jury (later medieval)
12
London pop. 13th & 14th centuries
30,000
York pop. 13th & 14th centuries
11,000
num. ‘heretics’ Mary I had burned at stake
almost 300
pop. in 1500
around 2½ million
pop. in 1700
5-7 million
London pop. by 1700
50,000
how many times did Henry VII allow benefit of the clergy to be used
1
years served for transportation to America
14 or 7
how many smugglers hanged in 1748
35
weight of tea smuggled into Britain every year (industrial)
3 million pounds’ weight
how many smugglers (industrial)
estimated 20,000
how many men in gangs of smugglers (industrial)
up to 100
Black Act also introduced fines … & imprisonment … for blackening face in hunting area, caught with snares or owning dogs suitable
up to £5
up to 3 months
land worth … to be able to hunt without restrictions
over £100