Chapter 2: Life in the Tudor times (Who’s who?)

Description of England

A book published by an English priest, William Harrison

Gentlemen

Very rich people, live in huge country houses, own lots of land, 5% of the population

Yeomen

Farmers, own or rent land from gentleman, live in medium-sized farmhouse, some had servants, 30% of the population

Labourers

Peasants, own small piece of land, kept few chickens, live in towns, 60% of the polpulations

Citizens

Merchants, rich, live in fine town houses, had servants, 5% of the population

Merchants

Businessman

Goods that Citizens sell and buy

Wool, jewellery, food, wine, or cloth.

Labourers’ jobs

Carpenters, tailors, shoemakers, or bricklayers.

Ladies

Same social status as gentlemen

Paupers

People who had no jobs, relied on charity

Poor Law

Division of the paupers into 4 groups

Paupers collecting ‘relief’

Collecting few pennies front their local church to buy clothes or bread

Paupers wore special badges

To show that they have permission to beg

Pauper children

GIven work and taught a trade

Sick paupers

Looked after in special homes

Fit paupers

Given work, received food and drink as payment

Idle paupers

Whipped, then sent to a House of Correction

House of Correction

A place where idle paupers were forced to work

Overseers of the Poor

A person who collect tax to give to those who’s in need

Poor rate

A local tax, taxed by the Overseers of Poor

Labourers doing manual work

Farming their own crops in the fields