History GCSE
Vagabondage
What Vagabondage means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Vagabondage
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The wandering poor, whose numbers grew through economic pressures, population growth and the closure of monasteries, and whom the authorities feared as a threat to social order.
Topics that use Vagabondage
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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