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Week 5: Elizabethan Society + Scotland/Wales Flashcards

1
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What does the population increase of the 16-17th century cause in terms of socio-economic considerations?

A

Poor get poorer

Rich get richer

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Why do labouring families suffer the most from the rising population?

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  • Grain prices increase by 400%
  • Real Wages (value of what you earn) decreases 60%
  • They don’t make enough money for food, and food prices are rising
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3
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What is Engrossment?

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Getting/acquiring more land

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4
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What do many poor people resort to work-wise during the population increase and poverty rise?

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  • Migrate
  • To another county
  • OR to the New World
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5
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How many years of education could a poor boy expect?

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2 years

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6
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What is Endogamy?

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Marrying within your social class

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7
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What class of society typically marries far earlier than the rest? Why?

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The Elite

Why? To have more time to have a lot of children

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8
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The switch from castles to mansion houses of the elite mirrors the switch away from ___________________.

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A military society

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9
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Elite Mansion estate houses reflect the growing value and emphasis on ____________.

A

privacy

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10
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True or False: Divorces are expensive and much harder to obtain for lower class marriages.

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TRUE

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11
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At what age did common folk usually marry? Why?

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25

Because by the time boys finished their apprenticeship in the trades, and thus, the ability to even support another person in the household, they were at least 25.

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12
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At what age did Elites usually marry?

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Girls: 12
Boys: 14

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13
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What did common folk NEED in order to divorce?

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An Act of Parliament (extremely hard to get)

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14
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Why are widows typically the most sought after wedding partners?

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  • Because they inherited their late husband’s wealth
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15
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What is deference?

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Showing acknowledgement of someone’s higher rank

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16
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How was communal justice carried out?

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  • The neighbourhood often dealt unofficially with its own justice
  • Ex. if a woman in the neighbourhood had an affair, the community would shame her by making loud noises with pots and pans outside her home
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17
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What was seasonal labour?

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  • Going from village to village in order to find work
  • Many villages hated this, because it meant another stranger to provide for
18
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Who are the Deserving and Undeserving poor?

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Deserving: Those who are physically unable to work (ex. sick, orphans, disabled, etc.)

Undeserving: Those who could work, but choose NOT to

19
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What was the punishment for being an undeserving poor person?

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  • 1st time you were caught: Whipping
  • 2nd time you were caught: Condemned as a felon
  • 3rd time you were caught: Hanged
20
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What is Indoor and Outdoor relief?

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Outdoor relief: Financial help brought out to the poor on the streets (ex. clothes, food, etc.)

Indoor relief: Admittance of poor people into sheltered institutions (ex. asylum, almshouses, hospitals, etc.)

21
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In general, what is England’s priority in terms of influence in Scotland and Wales?

A
  • England wants to centralize them both under their control
22
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How does Scottish kingship differ from English kingship?

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  • In Scotland, the nobles have much more power because the monarchy is so weak
23
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What are lairds?

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  • Lairds are Scottish lords that lead their own clans and own their own territory
  • Leaders of the Scottish clan system
  • They have military retainers (followers)
24
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What greatly reduces the power of the Scottish monarchy?

A
  • Lairds (Clan System)
25
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What is the Stone of Destiny (Scone)?

A
  • The symbol of Scottish Kingship
26
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Which English king vowed to only be properly buried when Scotland has been subdued?

A

Edward II

27
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What did the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich try to do?

A
  • Mend Anglo-Scottish tensions by trying to merge the Tudors and Stuarts
  • Mary, Queen of Scots is asked to grow up in England
  • The Scots refuse this, so Henry VIII invades
28
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What was the Great Wooing?

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  • A war between the English and Scots from 1544-1548
  • French involvement on the Scottish side (troops sent)
  • Franco-Scottish victory
29
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What is the Scottish parliament divided into?

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  • 3 estates
  • Clergy, Nobility, Burghs
30
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What are the 2 great obstacles to Scottish unity?

A
  1. Lairds
  2. Relations with the English
31
Q

Initially, Wales could be described as ___________

A

Tiny and Poor

(very small population)

32
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Which English king successfully took Wales in a military campaign?

A
  • Edward I
  • 1283
33
Q

In what 3 ways did the English try to Anglicize Wales?

A
  1. Castles (fortify Welsh coast)
  2. Language (make Welsh court in English)(But they allow interpreters)
  3. Law (Impose English law)
34
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What percentage of Welsh people did NOT speak English?

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99%

35
Q

What were the Welsh Marches?

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  • A Welsh frontier region where the King’s law did NOT run
  • Ruled by Welsh “Marsher Lords”
36
Q

What was the 1563 Act of Union?

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  • Henry VIII’s bringing of Wales under his direct rule
    (aka unification of England and Wales)
37
Q

In which 2 places did Primogeniture NOT exist?

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  • Ireland and Wales
38
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Why did the English rulers detest the lack of primogeniture in Ireland and Wales?

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  • Since it was far easier to control a single person
39
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What do the English do about the lack of primogeniture in Wales?

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  • The English ban partible inheritance and enforce primogeniture
40
Q

What do the English do to get rid of traditional Welsh Catholicism?

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  • Dissolve the Welsh monasteries
  • The Welsh convert to Protestantism very quickly
41
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Why did Wales become a largely subordinate and NON-troublesome region as opposed to Scotland?

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  • Because Wales wasn’t big or strong enough to intervene in English affairs even if they wanted to
  • The Scottish, however, were.
42
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What is Gavelkind?

A
  • An ancient Celtic custom in Ireland and Wales of partible inheritance to all heirs

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