Social/economic And Religion- Flashcards
(21 cards)
What was the mid Tudor crisis?
-there were 2 unstable reigns of Mary and Edward
-lots of economic political and social problems
What was the similar number of peers?
around 55
Change in gentry?
-changed from 300-600
-more gentry coukd now read and write and thought they were intellectually superior to the nobility
changes and continuity with nobility?
-4 main noble positions remained
-after 1572 no more dukes-for her safety as they had all been traitors
What were some social issues when Elizabeth took the throne?
- black death
-Population had risen to 3,000,000 so there weren’t enough jobs
-Limited food supplies
-Bad harvest
Population growth stats
-The population had increased to nearly 3,000,000 by the mid century and by the end of her the population had reached 4 million
What factors contributed to inflation?
-The basement of coins under Mary and Edward
-Bad harvest so food prices increased
-Wages fell and rent increased
-Population growth
What was some examples of depression in society?
-Nine of the 44 harvest of the reign could be described as poor
-Newcastle reported burying 25 homeless people who had starved
What laws were made to combat the depression?
-in 1572 it said local rate payers should pay a rate for the relief of their own poor
-The poor law act of 1576 was the first act to try and create a system of poor relief
what was the poor law act of 1597?
Confirmed the compulsory poor rate but also set up apprenticeship to train boys until 24 and girls until 21
Who were the impotent and able-bodied and idle poor?
-impotent were people who physically couldn’t work
-The able-bodied were people who could work but couldn’t find jobs
-The poor were people who didn’t have jobs because they were too lazy
evidence of a golden age under Elizabeth
-nearly 3000 books published
-Higher rates of literacy was increasing especially in London
-Elizabeth spent over £1500 each year on music
-theatres such as the globe were made and everyone was encouraged to go
-William Shakespeare started to write all his plays e.g. 12th night
-in 1601 Shakespeare’s Richard 2nd was performed before Essex‘s infamous revolt
Some evidence of no golden age in Elizabeth reign
- fewer than 20% of the population couldn’t write or read
-The number of schools founded per decade was fewer than in the 1550s
-Some people still want to return back to Catholicism
What happened in the northern uprising 1569?
-thomas Percy led it and it was supported nobility
-Duke of Norfolk wanted to marry Mary Becayse they were both catholic but Elizabeth said no and he fled
-The northern earls gathered their forces and expected Norfolk to March on London however he surrendered and was sent to the tower
-Liz killed no 450 men and she killed twice as many rebels as her family
-liz restored the council of the North
What happened in Oxfordshire? Uprising 1596?
-Due to being impoverished they hoped to seize weapons in March in London and gathering hundreds as they went
-However barely anyone joined and Liz employed military force torture and death to people involved
-For the Nobles involved she procrastinated about killing them but the commoners she didn’t care
-It reflected the poor social conditions and growing inequality between rich and poor
What happened in the Essex uprising 1601?
-after his success in Cadiz Essex was desperate to volunteer to service in Ireland to put down a rebellion in Ulster
-When he was there, he disobeyed the Queen and set up negotiations with Tyrone
-liz put him on house arrest and rid him of his posts
-He planned to take over the court on the city and tower of London
-He had 140 followers and he expected to win over Londoners but he was forced to surrender
-He was sentenced to death
-this was dangerous for Elizabeth because she had possibly created this monster
What was some positives about the control of Wales?
-council of Wales and marches remained
-ALotOf Welsh gentry prospered under Elizabeth
-Wales didn’t help any rebellions
-peaceful acceptance of religious change and Welsh Bibles were produced
What were some negatives about Wales?
-there seem to be discontent with the political situation towards the end of Liz
What was the problem with using Southerners to control the north of England?
It was difficult for nobles without a local land base to control northern families or clans
How did Elizabeth deal with border administration? NO
-she appointed wardens e.g. Sir John Foster
What were some problems in Ireland?
-even though Elizabeth was Monarch of Island, she struggled to impose protestantism on the majority of Catholics in Ireland
-rebellions broke out in the south against English rule in 1569 and 1579 and were linked with Spain
-The Spanish attempted to exploit this Irish rebellion
-The rebels were victorious at the battle of yellow Ford 1598 which gave Tyrone and his allies control of Ireland beyond the pale
