1500-1700

• Many migrants came for work as transatlantic and slave trade grew. Ayahs and Lascars came for work via the EIC, and Jewish migrants were allowed to return after being expelled in 1290 to help boost the economy
• Many migrants also came for religious reasons. Huguenots were escaping persecution on St Bartholomew's Day. They were protestants and in 1550 Edward 6th allowed a protestant church in england. England only fully became protestant in Lizzy 1st rule (1560s onwards)
• Palatines too fled Germany as they were facing persecution in central Europe, invited over as thought to be protestants. 33% were caltholic and so kicked out. Only in may-nov 1709.
• Many migrants also came because of royal invitation. Oliver Crowmwell allowed jews to return again (in 1656) post-1290, and Aldagte became a thriving Jewish area in 1656
• John Blanke is an example of an African man who came over as a trumpeter with Catherine of Arrogate in 1530s
• Huguenots were mostly wealthy and set up businesses in weaving silk. They did face some riots e.g May Day riots in 1517 as people resented forgeiner's privilages
• Jews gained permission to open a synagouge in 1701 and Jewish schools in 1730. They worked as bankers doctors and scholars but also faced antisemitism (neg. portrayal in the merchant of veince (1598) and cant be lawyer/go to uni
• Palatines were originally welcomed as local communities raised $20,000 for them. Very poor. Then found out to be non Protestatants and were kicked out
• African children were often used to show wealth but few like John Blanke were rich and lucky
• Asian migrants often worked with families from the EIC but ayahs and lascars were often abandoned by their families in Britain
• Charles 1st asked cornelius in 1630 to drain the fens. By 1642, 40,000 acres of land were fertile and jobs were created
• Huguenots governed/funded the Bank of England in 1694 (10%)
• cloth exports increased x20 due to Huguenots skills
• Hans Holbein from germany worked as an artist for Henry 8th
• Asian migrants introduced words such as 'shampoo' and 'pajamas'
• Jews helped to turn london into a major financial centre
• Flemish weavers and inited to sanwich in 1561 as town is poor and pop. declines
• over 1,500 by 1582 is also half the towns population
• Cantebury do a similar things by inviting walloons in 1575 to increase the cloth and weaving industry
• Trade increased greatly
• 750 walloons originally came
• Huguenots settled in spitalfields and soho, spreading their skills to the english as silk production increased x20
• Huguenots built 9 churches by 1700
• the huguenots were offered 'denizen status' in the Forgein Protestants Nationality Act (1708) which gave over $64,000 to help them settle in