Elizabeth L15-16 - Vagabonds and Poverty in Elizabethan England

This lesson contains:
A discussion activity starter about what is done today for the poor.
A recap of why more Elizabethan people had become poor.
Introduction to vagabonds and a task identifying different types, extended to decide which were most dangerous and why.
A breakdown of the deserving poor and the idle and lazy.
A task using the provided information sheet to determine Elizabethan attitudes towards the poor.
A consolidation activity to study the provision of the Poor Laws and which were fair and which were not, to assess whether Elizabeth ultimately helped the poor.
A choice of plenaries: a quiz and an exam question.
 
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