GCE AS and A HISTORY 19
Outline theme 1:
Poverty, vagrancy and the poor in Wales and England, c.14831603
Focus:
Treatment and attitudes to poverty and vagrancy
Origins:
The social and economic condition of Wales and England, c.1483 The general reasons for the growth of poverty and vagrancy
Key issues:
Economic problems and social distress The impact of government legislation Municipal, charitable provision and local initiatives for relief of the poor The role of the Church and the merchant classes in providing relief Crime and its punishment Changing attitudes to poverty and vagrancy
Significance / consequences:
The significance and consequences of the growth in poverty and vagrancy The significance and consequences of the changing attitudes to the treatment of poverty and vagrancy to 1603
Outline theme 2:
Tudor foreign policy, c.1483-1603
Focus:
The nature of England's changing relations with foreign powers
Origins:
Traditional relations with the continental powers, c.1483 General reasons for maritime enterprise and colonisation
Key issues:
Diplomatic relations with Spain, France and the Papacy Foreign alliances, trade and commercial treaties Religious tension and fear of foreign invasion Relations with Scotland and rule in Ireland English intervention in the Netherlands Rivalry with Spain in the New World and at sea The role of privateers and the Spanish main
Significance / consequences:
The significance and consequences of the main developments in Tudor foreign policy