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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 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.
1842 - Outdoor Labour Test Order allows outdoor relief despite the Poor Law Amendment Act's ban on it; 1844 - Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order issued to further discourage outdoor relief; 1847 - The Poor Law Commission is abolished and replaced by the Poor Law Board; 1848 - The Huddersfield workhouse scandal occurs. 1865 - The Union ...
The Poor Laws in the aftermath of the Black Death (pictured), when labour was in short supply, were concerned with making the able-bodied work. [9] (Also see: Sturdy beggar) The earliest medieval Poor Law was the Ordinance of Labourers of King Edward III, issued in 1349 and revised in 1350. [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 about employing them to keep wages down. [10] This meant that there were not many jobs for adult labourers. [10]
Richard II meets the Peasants' Revolt rebels in a painting from Froissart's Chronicles.. It has also been shown how greatly a fresh spirit of enterprise in industry and trade was stimulated first by the Danish and next by the Norman invasion; the former brought in a vigour shown in growth of villages, increase in number of freemen, and formation of trading towns; the latter especially opened ...
The labour movement [a] is the ... 16th century with the passage of the Elizabethan Era apprentice laws such as the Statute of ... the old Elizabethan laws empowering ...
The diet in England during the Elizabethan era depended largely on social class. Bread was a staple of the Elizabethan diet, and people of different statuses ate bread of different qualities. The upper classes ate fine white bread called manchet , while the poor ate coarse bread made of barley or rye .