Early Modern Stats (1500-1730)

How many French protestant's were killed on the Massacre of St Bartholomew's day?

10,000

When was Massacre of St Bartholomew's day? (first wave of Huguenots)

1572

Why did Huguenots come to Britain specifically?

As they were Protestants being discriminated against, British media sympathised with them

Why did the second wave of Huguenots come in 1680s?

The French king overturned previous law from previous king that accepted protestants -

banned their services and burned their churches

Why did Huguenots receive some discrimination from English? (give example of government's response in Spf)

they risked beating in anti-foreigner riots (e.g. Evil May Day riots of 1517) as working classes felt threatened -

in 1683, Charles II had to place Guards in Spitalfields to keep weavers in order (near community of Huguenots

How much of the Bank of England's capital investment was made up by the Huguenots? (impact - developed capitalist economy)

10%

What was Huguenot impact on silk trade?

they transformed silk cloth trade -

increased production so rapidly that England became net exporter

Why did the government pass the Foreign Protestant Naturalisation Act (allowed European protestants to live here for just one shilling)?

To encourage skilled protestant craftspeople to come

What was act that encouraged Rhineland Palatines to come?

1709 Foreign Protestant Naturalisation Act

How many Palatines came to England? (meant they were seen as drain on resources)

13,000

In 1709, where were 5,000 of the Palatines deported to and given land in?

Ireland

Why did most of the Palatines in Ireland leave to New York/go back home?

They were given poor quality land + the Catholic majority didn't like them (they were protestant)

When was Foreign Protestant Naturalisation Act repealed? - no longer had open door policy

1712

Why did Gypsies suffer extreme prejudice?

They were resented for their nomadic and transient ways as they refused to integrate with society

When were all gypsies expelled from the country by Henry VIII?

1530

When did Queen Mary make it a crime to be a gypsy, punishable by death?

1554

Who appealed for the Jews do come to England after an uprising against them in Ukraine? and when?

Rabbi Ben Israel in 1655

Why did Cromwell agree for Jewish to come?

• believed they would help economy
• believed the 'Second Coming' of Jesus would only come if Jews were in England

What was main reason that Jews were widely accepted in 1656?

Attitudes had mainly changed due to religious upheaval during Reformation

When did Spain reconquer the Muslim territory in South of Spain?

1492

When did Moorish families come to England after a failed uprising against Catholic Spain? (as they were forced to work for Spainish masters due to religious divide)

1568

Why were Spain and England enemies? (why Moorish families were accepted)

Catharine of Aragon was a Spanish princess + England was protestant whilst Spain was Catholic

Why are there not many accounts of Black people in Tudor England?

Most of them were illiterate so couldn't write accounts of their lives

What do court records from 1500s show about treatment of Black people? (give evidence)

They had the right to a voice and equal respect - Jacques Francis gave evidence in court supporting his employer

When did the trade in enslaved Africans begin? (lead to arrival of Black Child servants in Britain)

1560s

When was the RAC set up? (had a monopoly over African trade)

1660

Why were Black servant so popular amongst wealthy in 17th century?

They were a mark of wealth and status - seen as ornaments -

treated as property, even as pets -

described by Pepys's as 'pretty novelties'

Evidence of mistreatment of Black child servants

An Indian child servant, Julian, was hanged for stealing money from his mistress's house and setting it on fire.