HIST1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: English Poor Laws, Sunspot, Little Ice Age
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Not just the comet of 1577 but there are other comets that occurred in the 1600s. Looked to observers as twice as large as the moon. Could be observable to the naked eye for months. Many people saw it as a sign from god that people need to act better since the end. Interested natural philosophers of the world is coming: the comet was a sign from god that we need to better our lives and study how to better our lives since we are about to be busted. Has the good aspects for the haves but for everyone else it hurts them. Runaway inflation: prices of basic foods (bread) goes up 500%-700, disastrous effects it has on households who struggle to get food on the table. What causes this: influx of gold and silver from the new world, population growth can be a good thing if you have sufficient needs to feed the increased population.
