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1500 - 1700 Flashcards

1
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How did population change?

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There was a steady increase and hence, lower job opportunities

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2
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What did landowners encourage?

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Laws defending their rights

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When did the English Civil War occur?

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1642-49

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When was printing invented and what did this mean?

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1400s which meant more pamphlets to spread ideas

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Why was there great religious unrest?

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Each person on the throne kept changing the religion of the country

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6
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Was the majority of England rich or poor at this time?

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Poor

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7
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When did heresy become a crime?

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1534

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8
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How many were burnt at the stake in Mary’s reign?

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300

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What was it called to take back your beliefs to escape punishment?

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Recanting

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10
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How many Protestants were forced to flee in Mary’s reign?

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800

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Who came up with the original idea of the Gunpowder Plot?

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Robert Catesby, Jack Wright, Thomas Percy and Thomas Winter

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What was the main aim of the Gunpowder Plot?

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Overthrow the monarchy, kidnap Elizabeth, make her Queen and cause a Catholic uprising

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13
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When did the Gunpowder Plot occur?

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1605

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How did James I find out about it?

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Lord Monteagle received a letter with leaked info and informed James’ advisor, Robert Cecil

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How did the Plot help the King?

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It showed the risk that Catholics brought to the country and showed the King in a positive light.

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16
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How many vagabonds were at the London Bridewell in 1560?

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69

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17
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How many vagabonds were there in London by 1600?

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555

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18
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How many cases of vagabondage were there in Salisbury before and how many are there by 1598?

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20 then 98

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19
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What happened to the population from 1500-1650?

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It doubled

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20
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What did bad harvests result in?

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Increase in number of vagabonds

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21
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What group of people were also forced to be vagabonds?

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Demobilised soldiers

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22
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What were enclosures and how did they help to increase the number of vagabonds?

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Privatised land. This meant there was less common land for the poor to earn money.

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When was the Dissolution of the Monasteries and how did this affect vagabondage?

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  1. This is where nuns and priest used to live and have food and money out to the poor.
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24
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Who was ‘A Caveat for Common Cursuitors’ written by and when?

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Thomas Harman in 1567

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25
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How many different types of vagabonds did ‘A Caveat for Common Cursuitors’ describe?

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23

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26
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Who are sturdy beggars?

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Those who choose to be vagabonds when they could find work instead

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27
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Who was the ‘Abraham Man’?

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Fake lunatics who went around with a stick and bacon on the end of it

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28
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Who was the ‘Angler’?

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Thieves with hooks to pinch clothing and valuables

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29
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Who was the ‘Clapperdudgeon’?

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Used arsenic to make skin bleed so that people would feel bad for him

30
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Who was the ‘Counterfeit Crank’?

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Pretended to have seizures and sucked on soap for froth

31
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When was the Vagabond & Beggars Act formed and what did it say?

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  1. Vagabonds were placed in the stocks for 3 days and sent to their place of birth.
32
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What 3 different versions, in what years, of the Vagrancy Act were there? In what years were they repealed?

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1531 - Tied to a cart naked and were beaten
1547 - 2 years slavery for first offence, life sentence for second
1550 - 1547 Act repealed
1572 - whipping and ear burnt for first offence, life sentence for second
1593 - 1572 Act repealed
1598 - whipped and sent home. If no change, execution/banishment

33
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When was a House of Correction built for every county?

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1576

34
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What Act was made in 1597 and what did it do?

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The Act of the Relief of the Poor, which classified the impotent poor and sturdy beggars

35
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When were the Poor Laws introduced and what did it include?

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  1. Parishes were expected to provide financial assistance
36
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What were parishes also responsible for?

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Maintaining roads and raising taxes

37
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Why did food prices increase?

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Fewer crops were formed and there were now more people to feed.

38
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Who were not paid enough for their huge workload?

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JPs and constables

39
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What were the working hours in the House of Correction

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5am - 8pm (15hrs)

40
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When did Matthew Hopkins start searching for witches?

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1645

41
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Who did Matthew Hopkins work with?

A

John Stearne

42
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3 points about MH:

A
  • Failed to be a lawyer
  • Devout Puritan
  • Jobless
43
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How many cases ended in execution between 1645 and 1647?

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100 to 250

44
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Who was the exception to most women being accused of witchcraft normally?

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The local vicar

45
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What 2 things showed someone was a witch?

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  • A Devil’s mark
  • A familiar
46
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How were people forced into confessions?

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They were made to stand up awake for days

47
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In what year did MH disappear from records?

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1647

48
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Why were there accusations that people were witches? (2)

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There was increased tension between the wealthy and the poor, as they had to give away more money. It was their way of explaining religious upheaval and uncertainty from the War.

49
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In what year did witchcraft become an offence?

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1542

50
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Up to how many people were executed for witchcraft over the next 200 years?

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1000

51
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What percentage of the accused were elderly widows or unmarried women?

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80%

52
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Why did landlords create enclosures?

A

To graze more sheep for profits

53
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Which Act deemed poaching illegal?

A

1671 Game Act

54
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How did poaching become a social crime?

A

The poor thought it was unfair and hence did not report it.

55
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When were import duties introduced?

A

1600s

56
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Why was smuggling a social crime?

A

No one wanted to pay for import duties

57
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What years was Oliver Cromwell the leader of England?

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1649 to 1660

58
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What religion did Oliver Cromwell follow?

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He was a devout Puritan

59
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What moral crimes did he introduce? (3)

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  • Most sports were banned
  • Inns and theatres were shut down
  • Swearing was punished by fines and could result in prison
60
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What number did London’s population increase to from 1500-1700?

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50,000

61
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Who was the hue and cry led by and who helped to search?

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The constable and the local posse helped.

62
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State 4 things about constables.

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  • Part-time job
  • No weapons/uniform
  • Dealt with every day crimes
  • Could inflict some punishments
63
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State 3 things about town watchmen and sergeants

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  • Poorly paid
  • Dealt with drunkards and vagabondage
  • Enforced market regulations
64
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Who were thief takers?

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They apprehended thieves and returned stolen goods for large rewards

65
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Who were JPs usually and what type of court cases did they judge (assisted by constables)?

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Rich landowners who judged manor court cases. The max sentence they could give was a death sentence.

66
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Whose responsibility is it to get an arrest warrant and deliver the criminal to the constable, if robbed?

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The citizen’s

67
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What crimes did manor courts deal with?

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Minor crimes

68
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What were County Assizes?

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Royal judges who visited twice a year for minor crimes

69
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Could benefit of the clergy still be claimed in Church courts?

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Yes

70
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What were Quarter Sessions?

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JPs met with each other 4 times a year

71
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When was the Bloody Code introduced and how many crimes were punishable by death at this time.

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  1. 50 crimes were punishable by death.
72
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After what event did cases of heresy fall?

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The Reformation

Crime And Punishment c1000-1500 (8 decks)

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