Work Booklet 2 - Migration in Early Modern Flashcards
what happened in the 1500s
The migration of the flemish weavers to England increased, especially to Sandwich
what event happened in 1517
Evil May Day saw riots against ‘strangers’ in London
in 1531what king banished the Gypsies from England?
Henry VIII
in 1563 what law was thought as law punishing by Elizabeth I?
‘vagabonds calling themselves Egyptians’
what happened in 1572?
St Bartholomew’s Day massacre in Paris prompted Huegnot migration to England
What happened in 1582?
flemish migrants who did not carry out permitted traders were forced to leave
who issued the Declaration of Indulgence
James II helping religious freedom in france
what act happened in 1708
Foreign Protestant Naturalisation
Xenephobia
dislike or prejudice against other people from other countries
Why did the Flemish migrate to England?
- a bad storm in the Flanders in 1100s
- King Henry I encouraged early Flemish migrants to settle in Pembrokshire in Wales
- seeking new lives
-job opportunities - King Edward and his flemish wife Philippina encouraged 1550
why did the Huegnots migrate to England?
- religious persecution- in massacre in 1572, France
-show their skills off
Why did Africans migrate to England?
- royal african company which allows trade between West Africa and England
- early slave trade
- after Reformation seen positively
- part of a rebellion against Spain, forced out in 1568
what were the Flemish experiences in England?
- positive as they contributed to the cloth and wool industry in places like Sandwich
What were the Huegnots experiences in England?
- positive as they were good silk weavers
- 1681 Charles II offered a denization status to allow migrants to come to England
Why did the Roma Gypsies migrate?
- traditional iteneracy - looking for new homes
