Elizabeth I: Economy and Society

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  • Created by: RebeccaGH
  • Created on: 04-07-18 13:26

1.       How did English society and economy change

1.1 Poor relief

·         Before the reformation, the church was responsible for providing poor relief, meaning that alternative forms of relief were necessary.

·         Parliament attempted to deal with this. Acts were passed in 1552 and 1555. A further act was ineffective in 1563. National legislation lagged behind local provisions

·         Relief was needed to due to poverty, vagabondage, harvest failures etc

1.2 Currency

·         The government was successful

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