Poverty + Vagrancy Flashcards
Stats + Dates (9 cards)
1
Q
Evidence of increased population
A
1540s= 2.8m –> 1601=4.1m
2
Q
when were the poor laws passed?
A
1601
3
Q
how long were they in place for?
A
200 years
4
Q
norwich efforts to solve
A
(population of 10000) 250 rich helped 600 poor
5
Q
Robert Dudley individual help
A
oversaw hospital in Warwick that helped 12 men
6
Q
statues of artifices- date + stats
A
1563/ unmarried under 30 bound to any employment
7
Q
alms act
A
1563
8
Q
vagabonds act
A
1572
9
Q
begging forbidde
A