Romani migrants

• Why did Romani migrant migrate to England

  • Welcomed by Royals and Gentry to play music and tell fortunes
  • Improved transport; wagons wheels by animals, easier for merchants, traders, and travellers
• Evidence for entertaining for royals

  • 1505: recorded to have been in Scotland giving entertainment for £7
• How was their experience

  Bad
• What were the causes of their bad experience

  • viewed as a threat
  • persecution
• Romani persecution STATS

  • 1650s: government forced migration to North America and Caribbean
  • 1530: Henry VIII ordered them to leave in 16 days
  • 1554: Mary I said that could stay if they remain in one place
  • 1562: Elizabeth said they could be English subjects IF they stayed in one place
  • 1577: 6 hanged in Aylesbury for hanging out with them
  • 1592: 5 hanged in Durham
  • 1595: 9 hanged in York