early modern

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how had england changed since the medieval period?
trade became more powerful than land ownership
england had grown in power
political power shifted from monarch to parliament
economy- wealthier
walloons(1590s)
french speaking protestants from belgium
why did walloons migrate to england?
fled persecution by the duke of alba for religion
how were walloons treated?
towns in kent invited walloons to set up textiles businesses
welcomed by english governement
by 1959, more than 3,000 in Canterbury, making cloth
effect of walloons on england:
brought in great skill in weaving and textiles
huguenots
french protestants
why did huguenots migrate to england?
persecution of religion
catholic kings persecuting protestants
after massacre of st bartholomew's day in 1572
how were Huguenots treated?
welcomed- because they were protestant
church collections raised money
welcomed by english governement
effect of huguenots on england:
skills- brought new trades, boosted trades across south england
improved the economy- boost in trade, increased production
German Palatines
Palatines from Rhineland
why did palatines migrate to england?
1709- Foreign Protestant naturalisation act
decided on mass emigration to england to escape bad harvests, war and brutal landlords
how were the palatines treated?
begin with- recieved kindly, money raised
by the end of summer 1709, 13,000 had arrived, starving and weak
dispersed around country, but people worried they would take their jobs- palatines dencounced as threat and drain
then- treated harshly, stoned by mob
effect of palatines:
short impact, received negatively
caused government to change law- act repealed
deportation to ireland a disaster
some drifted back to Rhineland, some to America
Romani Gypsies
nomadic group
why dis gypsies migrate to england?
nomadic lifestyle
gained money by working on farms
many anti- romani laws in europe
how were gypsies treated?
1530, henry 8th ordered expulsion of gypsies
1500s, gueen mary made it crime to be gypsy- punishable by death
1650s, forced transportation of gypsies to North america and caribbean
discriminated
gypsies effect on england:
impact in culture and leisure
bring in farming methods
language- many words derived from their language
the act of union
1707
act merging england and scotland to make Great Britain
the royal african company
set up in 1660 (originally as the company of adventurers trading to africa)
charter to set up granted by Charles 2nd
had a monopoly of english trade in africa
in the first 17 years of trading, how many african people did the rac enslave and transport
100,000 african people ensalved and transported to the New world (America) as chattel slaves
reasons africans came to england in the early modern period:
small number already living settled lives
some were from north africa- north africa had good relations with england after reformation and both shared common enemy of catholic powers france and spain.
some in court of Catherine of aragon
son of a prince sent to england for education
group who had been enslaved on a portugese ship which was attacked by and english ship, brought to england to learn english and become translators
treatment of african people in the early modern period:
althoguh people like John Hawkins and Francis Drake had started to be involved in the portugese trade in enslaved africans, black people in england were free.
most in domestic service
racial attitudes existed but were not yet dominant
when lawyers objected to a black diver, Jacques Francis giving evidence in court, his rights were upheld
John Blanke was a trumpeter in Henry VIII's court, and was granted a pay rise when he asked for it
Frances Negro worked for Queen, catherine of aragon.
however, as trade in enslaved people grew in late 1600s, racial ideas changed and life was harder
when did oliver cromwell invite jews back to england
1656