Migrants to Britain, c. 1250 to Present
Gonna start with one mark examples:
Q1(a) Give one example of a response to migrants in Medieval Britain.
- Statute of Jewry, 1275: Restrictions on where Jews could live, forced to wear yellow badges, restricted from farming/buying land
-Blood Libels (false accusations lead to executions)
-The massacre of Jewish People in York, 1190
-Expulsion of England's Jews, 1290
-Introduction of Letters of Denization, 1370s (ability to buy citizenship from the King)
-Introduction of the Alien's Subsidy, 1440s (migrants taxed at higher rates)
-Flemish Weavers given monopoly of Cloth Industry
-Royal Invitations to Italian Bankers, 1250s
Q1(b) Name one migrant group that came to Britain between 1750 and 1900.
-Jews (money-lenders, Religious persecution throughout Easter Europe/Russian Empire)
-Irish (work, English railway/labour)
-Romani (travellers)
-Chinese (lost Opium War, 1839-42, to Britain)
-Italians (bankers, monopolise)
-Africans (Transatlantic Slave Trade 1526-1867)
~French Huguenots were earlier (1572 and 1680s)~
Q1(c) Name one organisation set up in Britain in response to migrants since 1945.
-The Anti-Nazi League (1977, socialist)
-The National Front (1966, right-wing racists)
-The Comission for Racial Equality (1976, under the Race Relations Act)
Q1(d) Name one difficulty faced by migrants living in Medieval England.
-Alien Subsidies, 1440s
-Letters of Denization, 1370s
-Lack of protection in court, vulnerable e.g. Blood Libels
Q1(e) Name one migrant group that came to Britain between 1500 and 1750.
-French Huguenots, 1572 (Saint Bartholomew's Massacre) and 1680s (removal of King Louis' protection)
-Jews (1600s, welcomed by Oliver Cromwell)
-Palatines, 1700s (oppressive taxation, religious bickering)
-Romani peoples (economic opportunity, entertaining gentry)
Q1(f) Give one example of British Legislation about immigration passed since 1900.
-Polish Resettlement Act, 1947
-Nationality Act, 1948 (Commonwealth citizens welcome)
-Race Relations Act 1965 and 1976 (equal rights)