Which organisation wanted controls on immigrant workers?
The craft guilds
The Hanseatic League
The Lombard banks
What event led to the murder of about 150 weavers and merchants?
The 1255 Blood Libel
The 1381 Peasants' Revolt
The 1349 Black Death
Which king gave strong protection to Flemish weavers?
King Richard II
King Henry III
King Edward III
Why were immigrants needed after the late 1340s?
Because the Black Death had reduced the population
Because the king wanted to borrow money to build castles
Because the government wanted to make money by taxing them
What was a letter of denization?
A letter from an immigrant to the monarch asking for the right to stay
A tax on foreigners
A letter from the monarch granting someone the right to stay
What happened in 1381 and 1492?
Foreigners were taxed
The London Steelyard was destroyed
Jews were massacred
Which statement is the most accurate description of the attitude to immigrants in Medieval England?
Attitudes were unwelcoming
Attitudes varied according to a number of factors
Attitudes were welcoming
Why were craft guilds often opposed to immigration?
Because they thought immigrants were not 'friendly aliens'
Because they thought immigrants caused unemployment and rising prices
Because they thought immigrants caused riots
What did King Henry III do one month after inviting foreign clothworkers in 1270?
He expelled many of them
He taxed them
He let them have their own guild
What right did aliens gain in 1354?
The right to own property
The same rights as English citizens
The right to be tried by a jury, half of whom were also foreigners