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The Elizabethan poor laws changed the way the poor were looked after in Elizabethan England. Rather than being looked after by charity and begging a compulsory poor rate (tax) was introduced and distributed to local parishes who would then look after the 'deserving poor'. The deserving poor being those who widowed, orphaned, elderly or disabled or became poor due to a natural disasters. This also meant that vagrants, who were poor by choice, could no longer beg for their living.
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what are the factors that led to the Elizabethan poor laws1601?
The population of dependent childrenBefore the establishment of the Elizabethan law of 1601, children from poor families were lacking basic needs and services. This was because of the inability of their families to earn enough money required for paying for the essential services
Can you Show a picture of what poor girls did in Elizabethan times?
no no
How the poor begged in Elizabethan era?
they asked for alms
What did poor Elizabethan women wear?
expensive fabrics
Did poor people ever sell their children in Elizabethan times?
sometimes
What did poor men in the Elizabethan time wear?
A plain white shirt which had buttons and 'jerkins'.
What is the difference between rich and poor people in the Elizabethan times?
they wore different clothes
How was housing in the Elizabethan era?
well you do know the rich and the poor difference so think what they will have to know what they meen
What Elizabethan words no longer exist?
Pick up a copy of William Shakespeare's Plays and start reading - they are written in Elizabethan English. e.g. dastard, betwixt, methought, Tush!, pr'ythee, doth,
How did people die if they were homosexuals in the Elizabethan times?
Homosexuality in Elizebethan times was completely secretive, and no records exist on the subject.
What were the different social groups in the Elizabethan times?
The Nobility, The Gentry, The Yeomanry, The Poor
What were the differences between upper and lower class men in Elizabethan times?
The upper class were rich, were as the lower were poor.
