3 - the treatment of vagabonds in tudor times.

History

How were unemployed people who were fit to work viewed in early modern England?

They were thought of as criminals.

How did the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 impact vagrancy?

It made the problem of vagrancy worse by removing a major source of charity for the poor.

What effect did changes in farming during Elizabeth I's reign have on employment?

They led people to move to towns to look for work, increasing urban unemployment.

Which city suffered particularly from bands of beggars?

London.

What law was passed in 1572 to deal with beggars?

A 1572 Act was passed to punish them.

How did Quarter Session courts punish vagrants?

With whipping or flogging.

When did whipping become less common as a punishment?

By the eighteenth century.

When was whipping abolished as a punishment for women?

In 1820.

When was corporal punishment for vagrants ended?

In 1948.

What was a harsher punishment sometimes given to vagrants?

Burning through the right ear with a hot iron.