The problem of the poor

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  • Created by: elshooper
  • Created on: 07-06-18 19:27

Poverty during Elizabeth's reign

  • spending more than 80% of your income on bread
  • being unemployed or ill, so you could no longer provide for yourself or your family
  • needing poor relief or alms

What types of people were poor

  • Widows or abandoned women: women paid very little
  • Sick and elderly: incapable of work
  • Orphaned children: 40% if poor
  • Vagrants and vagabonds: homeless people who moved parishes looking for work

Reasibs for poverty

  • population growth: 3 million to 4.2 million…

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