Topic 3, Theme 3b: Poverty

Question 1

Which of Thomas More’s books criticised what and when?

Answer 1

His book Utopia criticised enclosure acts in 1516

Question 2

When was Wolsey’s national enclosure enquiry?

Answer 2

1517-18

Question 3

When was Wolsey forced to end his enclosure enquiry?

Answer 3

1523

Question 4

When was the amicable grant crisis? Why?

Answer 4

1525, after people rebel against taxation

Question 5

When was there another enclosure enquiry by Wolsey?

Answer 5

1527

Question 6

What act attempted to regulate sheep farmers’ enclosure and when?

Answer 6

1533, Sheep and farms act

Question 7

When did the deserving poor have to be licensed to beg

Answer 7

1530

Question 8

What was the punishment for unlicensed beggars in 1530?

Answer 8

They would be whipped branded and placed in the stocks

Question 9

when was every parish required to take voluntary collection for poor?

Answer 9

1536

Question 10

What does the Pilgrimage of grace complain about in 1536?

Answer 10

Dissolution of monasteries, enclosure, 1534 peacetime subsidy, 1535 Act of uses

Question 11

When was the dissolution of the monasteries?

Answer 11

1536-39

Question 12

When does Henry the VIII debase the coinage?

Answer 12

1542-51

Question 13

When does Henry VIII donate Christs hospital?

Answer 13

1546

Question 14

When does Henry VIII donate ST. Bartholomew’s hospital?

Answer 14

1546

Question 15

When does London introduce compulsory poor rates?

Answer 15

1547

Question 16

When does Henry VIII introduce Bethelehem (bedlam) hospital for the insane?

Answer 16

1547

Question 17

What does the first Vagrancy Act say is punishment and when?

Answer 17

1547, 1st offence 2year enslavement, 2nd offence life-time enslavement, 3rd offence execution

Question 18

When was the dissolution of Chantries?

Answer 18

1547

Question 19

When does Duke of Somerset investigate enclosure?

Answer 19

1548-49

Question 20

What did the prayer book rebels complain about?

Answer 20

New tax on sheep and cloth designed to regulate enclosure.

Question 21

What did Kett’s rebels begin by doing and when?

Answer 21

Burning enclosure fences, 1549

Question 22

When did St. Thomas’ hospital open and where?

Answer 22

1551, on a closed monastery site.

Question 23

When was the Poor Law Act and what did it put into place?

Answer 23

1552, Weekly parish collections for the poor and deserving poor now had to be registered.

Question 24

When did Edward VI donate Bridewell Palace and what spurred him to do so?

Answer 24

1553, after Bishop Ridley’s sermon

Question 25

When were badges introduced for licensed beggars?

Answer 25

1555

Question 26

When did Recusancy Fines start going towards poor relief? In which act?

Answer 26

1559, in Elizabeth's act for Uniformity

Question 27

What and when was the Statue of Artificers?

Answer 27

1563, all men aged between12 and 60 below rank of gentleman should look for work and not leave their job without permission.

Question 28

when and what was the Act for the Relief of the Poor?

Answer 28

1563, it ordered those who refused to donate to the poor to be punished by JP's.

Question 29

What was the second update of the statue of Artificers and when?

Answer 29

1563, all unmarried unemployed people under 30 are now forced to work at harvest but trained in a trade.

Question 30

What did the Poor law demand and when?

Answer 30

1572, whipping and ear boring for 1st offence, introduced poor rates, Licences required two JP's authorisation.

Question 31

When did York town council take over several hospitals?

Answer 31

1574, including St. Thomas'

Question 32

What was the Act for Setting the Poor on work, and when?

Answer 32

1576, Required JPs to buy materials for unemployed to work on. Houses of correction introduced for sturdy beggars.