Elizabeth Society And The Virgin Queen Flashcards
(37 cards)
What where the causes of poverty
Population increase
Rent racking (increase rates)
Bad harvests food expensive
Changes to sheep farming
Rising costs
Enclosing land
How much did the population increase in Elizabeth times
35%
How much of englands exports where wool
81.6%
What does impotent poor mean
Poor people who are poor through no fault of their own eg injury
What is idle poor
Poor people who where able to work but did not have a job
What where attitudes towards poor people
Lazy
Puritans thought it was a sin
They spread disease
The poor where criminals
Worried about rebellion
Vagrants where everywhere
What was the poor rate and was it new
A local tax
Poor given money or things to make and sell
No not new
What was charity and was it new?
No, it was not new.
often funded by local wealthy people who gave their name to the charitable fund. 
What was the statue of artificial 1563? And was it new?
Yes it was new
those refusing to pay The poor tax could be put in jail
officials who failed to organise poor relief could pay a penalty up to £20 
What was the 1576 poor relief act and was it new?
Yes it was new
JP‘s were required to provide the port with wool and raw materials and the poor who refused to do so was sent to a special prison known as the houses of correction 
What was the 1572 Vagabon act?
Vagrant were whipped and a whole drill through each ear as a mark of shame
imprisoned if you’re arrested again
given the death penalty for a third offence 
Did poor boys go to school?
Older boys could attend grammar school if they had patronage (money like sponsorship)
Did poor girls go to school?
No, they learned from their family
where did young middle-class boys go to school?
Petty school set up in teachers homes taught reading writing and arithmetic 
Where did middle-class older boys go to school?
Grammar schools
learnt Latin history, poetry, archery, chess wrestling and debating
paid fees to go 
Why did young girls go to school?
Dame School run by a local educated woman 
Where did middle class older girls go to school 
Educated at home by their mothers
Where did Noble young boys go to school?
Tutored at home
learnt Latin Greek history, philosophy sport thought only suitable for men 
Where did Noble older boys go to school?
Sent to the homes of other members of the nobility
learn how to be a nobleman and run an estate 
How old did Nobel boys have to be to attend further education?
14 or 15 need attend Oxford or Cambridge
Studied divinity as Elizabeth wanted lots trained to be good protestant clergymen 
Where did young Noble girls go to school?
Tutor at home learnt Latin and Greek and music dancing needle work 
Where did older Noble girls go to school?
Sent to the homes of other members of the nobility
could lead to a good marriage practice skills they need as a good Noble woman 
What was the rate of literacy among men?
Increased from 20% to 30% 
How many new grammar schools were founded?
Over 70
