What was the act? What prompted change? Success of change Limitations of changes
1563 Stature of First attempt by central government to produce Inherited a country that Place even more Backwards looking in its aims.
Artificers legislation that would address all different was in social and importance onto the role of Central government controlling
problems affecting Tudor society. It adopted a economic crisis. Poor JPs in the regulation of wages and social structure.
holistic approach that delt with all these weather had led to a social and economic affairs
problems together. Placed even more authority series of bad harvests in in their regions. Enhanced Further acts were needed to
into the hands of the JP’s who had to enforce it. years 1554-56. the importance of deal with the problem of
Exacerbated by the apprentices and protected poverty and vagabondage.
-all unmarried people underage of 30 were outbreak of an influenza the status of skilled
compelled to work and to accept any job offered epidemic between 1555 craftsmen. (Had to do the 7 Problems with enforcement –
to them and 1559. There was a years) often wage assessments
-at harvest time, JPs ’could force all those who lack of available food led Emphasis the need for published but not changed.
were able to work to help bring in the crops, if to higher prices. Decline in every person to have a (Kent did not change between
you refused had to spend the night in stocks. population also had effect master and for its emphasis 1563 and 1588)
-everyone between the age of 12 and 60 were of pushing up wages. on the importance of food
required to work on the land unless they were a Reduced employers’ production as an essential Control of wages worsened
member of the `gentry, an heir to land worth £10 profits forced them to job in which every person of those landless and in poverty
a year or goods worth £40, already employed in a raise their prices. a lower rank was to be and meant further poor laws
skilled craft, were attending school or university. involved in. were needed.
-all wages were to be assessed and set by local Economic and social crisis
JPs annually. put pressure onto local Growing partnership Unsuccessful at preventing
-hours of work were fixed and central government. between the centre and the unemployment and vagrancy.
-apprentices were set at 7 years and compulsory localities (government felt
for skilled occupation. need to respond to Cloth workers less likely to find
Central government concerns about social work due to European cloth
response to a local trend. order) exports decreased after war
with Spain.
Lasted for the rest of the
Tudor period.
1563 Stature of First attempt by central government to produce Inherited a country that Place even more Backwards looking in its aims.
Artificers legislation that would address all different was in social and importance onto the role of Central government controlling
problems affecting Tudor society. It adopted a economic crisis. Poor JPs in the regulation of wages and social structure.
holistic approach that delt with all these weather had led to a social and economic affairs
problems together. Placed even more authority series of bad harvests in in their regions. Enhanced Further acts were needed to
into the hands of the JP’s who had to enforce it. years 1554-56. the importance of deal with the problem of
Exacerbated by the apprentices and protected poverty and vagabondage.
-all unmarried people underage of 30 were outbreak of an influenza the status of skilled
compelled to work and to accept any job offered epidemic between 1555 craftsmen. (Had to do the 7 Problems with enforcement –
to them and 1559. There was a years) often wage assessments
-at harvest time, JPs ’could force all those who lack of available food led Emphasis the need for published but not changed.
were able to work to help bring in the crops, if to higher prices. Decline in every person to have a (Kent did not change between
you refused had to spend the night in stocks. population also had effect master and for its emphasis 1563 and 1588)
-everyone between the age of 12 and 60 were of pushing up wages. on the importance of food
required to work on the land unless they were a Reduced employers’ production as an essential Control of wages worsened
member of the `gentry, an heir to land worth £10 profits forced them to job in which every person of those landless and in poverty
a year or goods worth £40, already employed in a raise their prices. a lower rank was to be and meant further poor laws
skilled craft, were attending school or university. involved in. were needed.
-all wages were to be assessed and set by local Economic and social crisis
JPs annually. put pressure onto local Growing partnership Unsuccessful at preventing
-hours of work were fixed and central government. between the centre and the unemployment and vagrancy.
-apprentices were set at 7 years and compulsory localities (government felt
for skilled occupation. need to respond to Cloth workers less likely to find
Central government concerns about social work due to European cloth
response to a local trend. order) exports decreased after war
with Spain.
Lasted for the rest of the
Tudor period.
