Poor

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

• Population increase from 2.8mil to 4mil
• Shortage of places to live gave power to landlords to increase rents

Question 2

Actions of old monarchs leading to poor?

Answer 2

• Henry VII stopped nobles having private armies, leaving soldiers without work
• Henry VIII closed monasteries, leaving monks and nuns with nowhere to live
• Monasteries took care of sick, can’t do that if theres no monasteries innit

Question 3

Disease

Answer 3

• Flu outbreak before her reign killed 200k people

Question 4

Agriculture

Answer 4

• Bad harvests, less supply, more demand, high prices, inflation
• More landowners kept sheep instead of crops, so less workers needed, became unemployed

Question 5

Deserving poor

Answer 5

• Recognised many people couldn’t help their situation, so almhouses were made

Question 6

Undeserving poor

Answer 6

• Beggars who didn’t want to do honest work
• Included criminals
• idle poor

Question 7

Poor law clauses

Answer 7

• 1601
• Helpless poor given accommodation and food
• Able bodied poor made to work for food
• Idle poor punished and sent to a house of correction