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Way back in my day (Tudor times), what do you think were the most common types of crimes?13 MinutesStart Timer3210

Way back in my day (Tudor times), what do you think were the most common types of crimes?2

One of the most common types of crimes was vagrancy, this lesson you will be looking at the different types of vagrancy in Tudor England.3L.O.To investigate the crime of vagrancy in Tudor England

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ALL OF US will be able to describe the crime of vagrancy. (E-D)

EVEN BETTER IF you can give reasons for this crime. (C)

EXCELLENT IF you can explain why vagrancy was a common crime in the Tudor period. (C-B)4In Tudor England there were many poor people, who found themselves in their situation for many different reasons...Using the information on pages 48-51 complete the following tasks.Give a definition of vagrancy.How many vagrants did people believe there were in Tudor England?5108642010 MinutesStart Timer

In Tudor England there were many poor people, who found themselves in their situation for many different reasons...Using the information on pages 48-51 complete the following tasks.Give a definition of vagrancy.How many vagrants did people believe there were in Tudor England?6

In 1531 a law is passed that says that vagrants should be whipped until their bodies be bloody and returned to their place of birth.In 1547 a new law is passed. For the first offence of vagrancy, the punishment is two years slavery; for the second, slavery for life or execution.Why was homelessness such a big problem in Tudor times?!?!7Now that we know what the crime is our focus is why vagrancy was such a big problem in Tudor and Stuart England. We are going to investigate four reasons for the growth of this crime.Changes in the population of Tudor England.How religion led to vagrancy being seen as such a serious crime in Tudor England.How changes and developments in farming led to the crime of vagrancy.How war led to the crime of vagrancy in Tudor England.USE THE HANDOUT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO FILL IN YOUR TABLE.8108642010 MinutesStart Timer

We look at the crime of vagrancy last lesson, today our focus is why vagrancy was such a big problem in Tudor and Stuart England. We are going to investigate four reasons for the growth of this crime.Changes in the population of Tudor England.How religion led to vagrancy being seen as such a serious crime in Tudor England.How changes and developments in farming led to the crime of vagrancy.How war led to the crime of vagrancy in Tudor England.USE THE HANDOUT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO FILL IN YOUR TABLE.9108642010 MinutesStart Timer

We look at the crime of vagrancy last lesson, today our focus is why vagrancy was such a big problem in Tudor and Stuart England. We are going to investigate four reasons for the growth of this crime.Changes in the population of Tudor England.How religion led to vagrancy being seen as such a serious crime in Tudor England.How changes and developments in farming led to the crime of vagrancy.How war led to the crime of vagrancy in Tudor England.USE THE HANDOUT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO FILL IN YOUR TABLE.10

So, why was vagrancy such a big problem in Tudor England?115432105 MinutesStart Timer

Describe how unemployment led to crime in the sixteenth century.(4 marks)12