Tudor Period
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- Created on: 02-04-17 13:09
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- Tudor Period 1485-1603
- Begging
- Why begging increased.
- 1)Loss of jobs 2)Inflation 3)Monasteries closed 4)Population increase 5)Soldiers lost jobs
- Why begging was treated harshly.
- 1)Threatened the community atmosphere 2)Resented helping beggars 3)Poor people more likely to commit theft.
- Laws
- 1531- All beggars were to be classed as either deserving a licence and badge or punished
- Justices of the Peace put it into effect.
- 1547- The Vagrancy Act forced all beggars to work.
- Ordered they should be whipped and branded.
- Was then repealed.
- 1531- All beggars were to be classed as either deserving a licence and badge or punished
- Why begging increased.
- Attitudes and beliefs
- Divine Right- God gave power to the Kings and Queens
- People who broke the law were challenging God.
- Hierarchy
- Strong belief that adults were in charge of children and men in charge of women.
- Property
- Richest people owned the most
- Only wealthy people represented parliament.
- Anyone challenging it will be severely punished.
- Divine Right- God gave power to the Kings and Queens
- Begging
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