Topic 2 Lifestyles Of The Rich And Poor Flashcards
What was the age of the ‘Great Rebuilding’?
When rich landowners remodelled their homes to promote wealth
What symmetrical shape where the houses of the rich often in?
Letter E or H
What were 5 features inside homes of the rich?
Large glass windows
Brick/stone walls
Large fireplaces
Wood panelled walls
Tapestries
What was a long gallery?
Entire length of house, framed by large windows/ fireplaces/portraits
What was the function of long galleries?
Entertainment and socialising
What are 2 examples of Elizabethan homes?
Hardwick Hall
Longleat House
What did Elizabeth noblemen and noble ladies wear?
Latest fashions, fine materials (silk, linen, velvet), fine jewels
What were sons of nobles taught?
Tutored at home in French, Latin and Greek
What were daughters of nobles taught?
How to run large house and staff
What did the gentry attempt to copy?
Lifestyles of nobles
Who did the gentry rent out large areas of land to?
Tenant farmers
What did the gentry do with their homes?
Modernised and re-fashioned
How many rooms did a gentry home typically have?
At least 5, including servants quarters
What did the gentry wear?
Modern, stylish outfits, without fine threads and jewels of noble clothes
How were the sons of the gentry taught?
Grammar schools
What did the sons of gentry do post-school?
University- began careers as lawyers, clerics, royal service
What were 4 features of a typical cottage of the poor?
One room
Often family shared with animals
Thatched roof
Earth floor
What did the poor wear?
Most only had one outfit
What education did the poor have?
Little to none, some attended parish schools to learn read and write
What were 3 examples of leisure activities of the poor?
Gambling
Playing cards
local inn/tavern
What were the 3 categories the poor were put into?
Impotent poor
Able-bodied poor
Idle poor
What were the impotent poor?
Too young/old/sick to work
Who were the able-bodied poor?
Wanted to work but had become unemployed
Who were the idle poor?
Able-bodied but chose to avoid work (vagabonds, beggars)
What were 4 causes of poverty during Elizabethan times?
- rising population
- rising inflation
- bad harvests
- changes in farming methods
What were the changes in farming methods?
From crop to sheep farming
What was the increase in wandering homeless seen as?
Threat to society- blamed for increase in crime
What were 2 types of vagabonds?
Hooker/angler
Counterfeit crank
What was a hooker/angler?
Used hooked stick to reach through windows to steal clothes or valuables
What was a counterfeit crank?
Sucked soap to fake foaming at mouth and faked epilepsy
When was the Elizabethan poor law?
1601
When was the Vagabonds Act?
1572
What did the Vagabonds Act 1572 do?
Severe punishments for vagrants, locals had to pay poor rate
When was the Statute of Artificers?
1563
What did the Statute of Artificers 1563 do?
Compulsory 7 year apprenticeship for boys
What did the Act for Relief of the Poor 1598 do?
Overseers appointed to supervise issue of poor relief
What did the Act for Relief of the Poor 1576 do?
Set up houses of correction for rogues/vagabonds
How long did Elizabeth’s poor law last for?
Over 200 years
