The problem of the poor
- Created by: elshooper
- Created on: 07-06-18 19:27
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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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