E society

Question 1

When were the harvest fails?

Answer 1

1594/97

Question 2

When was branding added to the vagrancy branding

Answer 2

1572

Question 3

When were the poor relief acts?

Answer 3

1558/1563/ 1572/1576/1597/ 1601

Question 4

When was the Vagabond act and what did it mean?

Answer 4

Vagabond Act of 1572- local ratepayers must pay rate for own poor relief

Question 5

Describe the poor act in 1601

Answer 5

1601. Parish designated institution for relief, each parish have overseer of the poor. Supervised by JOP

Question 6

How many were in London?

Answer 6

150,000

Question 7

Describe the Irland rebellions?

Answer 7

1595 Tyrone rebellion most sig. Earl of tyrone by E. in 1585. Rebels victorious at Battle of Yellow Ford Aug 98
Essex sent in and ignored orders by making a truce
Lord Lieutenant = Lord Mountjoy
Kinsale landing by 3000 Spanish during Sep 1601 by E win on xmas eve.
Peace made in March 1603 after retreat, T not know E had died

Question 8

Describe how Wales were governed

Answer 8

Wales
Council Board of Marches continued
The Welsh language disappeared by preserved in Bible and Dictionaries

Question 9

How many children were illegitimate

Answer 9

2.8%

Question 10

By the end of her reign how large was her population?

Answer 10

4 million

Question 11

What fraction of the families in the 16th century were classed as labouring poor?

Answer 11

½ fam in 16th century- labouring poor

Question 12

Food and drink was how much of the expenditure of the poor?

Answer 12

Food + drink = 80% expenditure of the poor

Question 13

What significant end reached all dudical titles?

Answer 13

1547-1572 all dudical titles ( Somerset/ Northumberland/ Suffolk and Norfolk) had a traitors death

Question 14

Name 2 laws about the treatment of the undeserving poor

Answer 14

1572 act added branding to vagrancy punishment list

1597- repeater could be executed