Theme 3b: Poverty Flashcards
Which of Thomas More’s books criticised what and when?
His book Utopia criticised enclosure acts in 1516
When was Wolsey’s national enclosure enquiry?
1517-18
When was Wolsey forced to end his enclosure enquiry?
1523
When was the amicable grant crisis? Why?
1525, after people rebel against taxation
When was there another enclosure enquiry by Wolsey?
1527
What act attempted to regulate sheep farmers’ enclosure and when?
1533, Sheep and farms act
When did the deserving poor have to be licensed to beg
1530
What was the punishment for unlicensed beggars in 1530?
They would be whipped branded and placed in the stocks
when was every parish required to take voluntary collection for poor?
1536
What does the Pilgrimage of grace complain about in 1536?
Dissolution of monasteries, enclosure, 1534 peacetime subsidy, 1535 Act of uses
When was the dissolution of the monasteries?
1536-39
When does Henry the VIII debase the coinage?
1542-51
When does Henry VIII donate Christs hospital?
1546
When does Henry VIII donate ST. Bartholomew’s hospital?
1546
When does London introduce compulsory poor rates?
1547
When does Henry VIII introduce Bethelehem (bedlam) hospital for the insane?
1547
What does the first Vagrancy Act say is punishment and when?
1547, 1st offence 2year enslavement, 2nd offence life-time enslavement, 3rd offence execution
When was the dissolution of Chantries?
1547
When does Duke of Somerset investigate enclosure?
1548-49
What did the prayer book rebels complain about?
New tax on sheep and cloth designed to regulate enclosure.
What did Kett’s rebels begin by doing and when?
Burning enclosure fences, 1549
When did St. Thomas’ hospital open and where?
1551, on a closed monastery site.
When was the Poor Law Act and what did it put into place?
1552, Weekly parish collections for the poor and deserving poor now had to be registered.
When did Edward VI donate Bridewell Palace and what spurred him to do so?
1553, after Bishop Ridley’s sermon
When were badges introduced for licensed beggars?
1555
When did Recusancy Fines start going towards poor relief? In which act?
1559, in Elizabeth’s act for Uniformity
What and when was the Statue of Artificers?
1563, all men aged between12 and 60 below rank of gentleman should look for work and not leave their job without permission.
when and what was the Act for the Relief of the Poor?
1563, it ordered those who refused to donate to the poor to be punished by JP’s.
What was the second update of the statue of Artificers and when?
1563, all unmarried unemployed people under 30 are now forced to work at harvest but trained in a trade.
What did the Poor law demand and when?
1572, whipping and ear boring for 1st offence, introduced poor rates, Licences required two JP’s authorisation.
When did York town council take over several hospitals?
1574, including St. Thomas’
What was the Actor’s for Setting the Poor on work, and when?
1576, Required JPs to buy materials for unemployed to work on. Houses of correction introduced for sturdy beggars.
