Attitudes + responses to poverty in Elizabethan England
- Created by: 13mlilli
- Created on: 06-04-18 17:32
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- Attitudes + responses to poverty
- The deserving poor
- The 'Great Chain of Being' made it clear to many nobles that they were 'better' than the poor
- Many believed it was their duty to help those below them
- The wealthy were expected to give the odd charitable donation
- Recognised that many paupers weren't to blame for their poverty
- Eg. due to illness or injury
- Charities + almhouses grew
- Buildings that provided food + accomodation
- The undeserving poor
- Untrustworthy beggars who had no interest in work
- Vagabonds
- Warning Against Vagabonds by Thomas Herman published in 1567
- Encouraged view that many poor ppl. were tricksters or criminals
- Many believed the best way to deal with begging was to threaten severe punishment
- Untrustworthy beggars who had no interest in work
- The deserving poor
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