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The Statute of Artificers 1563 or the Artificers and Apprentices Act 1563 (5 Eliz. 1.c. 4), also known as the Statute of Labourers 1562, [1] was an act of the Parliament of England, under Queen Elizabeth I, which sought to fix prices, impose maximum wages, restrict workers' freedom of movement and regulate training.
The Elizabethan Underworld, (London, 1930 & 1965), is based on the third edition, but includes parts of the second and third. Salgado, S., Cony-Catchers and Bawdy Baskets; an Anthology of Elizabethan Low Life, (Harmondsworth, 1972) Kinney, A.F., Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars, (Amherst, 1990) contains the second edition.
An Act containing divers Orders for Artificers, Labourers, Servants of Husbandry, and Apprentices. (Repealed by Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 ( 38 & 39 Vict. c. 86)) Maintenance of the Navy Act 1562 [ 1 ] (repealed)
Edward Alleyn (/ ˈ æ l ɪ n /; 1 September 1566 – 21 November 1626) was an English actor who was a major figure of the Elizabethan theatre and founder of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich. Early life
In some cases, factory owners "employed" children without paying them, thus exacerbating poverty levels. [10] Furthermore, the Poor Laws of this era encouraged children to work through an apprenticeship , but by the end of the 18th century the situation changed as masters became less willing to apprentice children, and factory owners then set ...
The Poor Relief Act 1601 [1] (43 Eliz. 1.c. 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, the "43rd Elizabeth", [a] or the "Old Poor Law", [b] was passed in 1601 and created a poor law system for England and Wales.
Allegoric representation of Elizabeth I with the goddesses Juno, Athena, and Venus/Aphrodite, by Joris Hoefnagel or Hans Eworth, ca 1569. There have been numerous notable portrayals of Queen Elizabeth in a variety of art forms, and she is the most filmed British monarch.
The Tudor poor laws were the laws regarding poor relief in the Kingdom of England around the time of the Tudor period (1485–1603). [1] The Tudor Poor Laws ended with the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law in 1601, two years before the end of the Tudor dynasty, a piece of legislation which codified the previous Tudor legislation.