Poverty, Prostitution, plague 1600-1800 Presentation: Poverty and Rioting in the Early Seventeenth Century Written Notes
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This is my presentation as part of my portfolio, in my case study, I discussed prostitution and how poor people reacted to it, usually through rioting, this presentation will be focusing on poverty and rioting in the early seventeenth century and how they connect, because it is evident from this when the poor felt somewhat in the slumps, then they would usually protest and riot, clear examples being the many food riots throughout the period. The main focus of the presentation will be the Midlands Riots during May and June of 1607, I will be discussing primary sources around the riots and how they were received, one …show more content…
Wilkinson being a man of god was understanding of the riots, and knew the people would riot out of necessity with the growing levels of hunger and poverty in the region. Throughout this text he highlights the physical hunger of the rioters and depicts them as the victims of the whole ordeal, even comparing this necessity, to Jesus who was also in a poverty stricken community and attempted to turn stones into bread to help them. (see image …show more content…
Steve Hindle comments ‘for James 1, however, hunger was a condition to be ignored’, but Wilkinson being a man of God and understanding, ‘knew that empty bellies might compel the hungry poor to civil commotion’(1) and knew steps must be taken to counteract
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This is my presentation as part of my portfolio, in my case study, I discussed prostitution and how poor people reacted to it, usually through rioting, this presentation will be focusing on poverty and rioting in the early seventeenth century and how they connect, because it is evident from this when the poor felt somewhat in the slumps, then they would usually protest and riot, clear examples being the many food riots throughout the period. The main focus of the presentation will be the Midlands Riots during May and June of 1607, I will be discussing primary sources around the riots and how they were received, one …show more content…
Wilkinson being a man of god was understanding of the riots, and knew the people would riot out of necessity with the growing levels of hunger and poverty in the region. Throughout this text he highlights the physical hunger of the rioters and depicts them as the victims of the whole ordeal, even comparing this necessity, to Jesus who was also in a poverty stricken community and attempted to turn stones into bread to help them. (see image …show more content…
Steve Hindle comments ‘for James 1, however, hunger was a condition to be ignored’, but Wilkinson being a man of God and understanding, ‘knew that empty bellies might compel the hungry poor to civil commotion’(1) and knew steps must be taken to counteract