Medieval immigrants in England

What were the main occupations of the Flemish immigrants in the middle of the 14^th century?

• Agricultural labourers

• State employee (civil servant)

• Cloth weavers

• Merchants

What were the difficulties for the Flemish immigrants from the 1370s?

• They were accused of abusing their special privileges

• They were accused of enjoying unfair economic advantages over their English-born neighbours and co-workers

• They had a particularly high profile

Why is England considered as a nation of immigrants?

• Because of the arrival of the Huguenots as refugees from continental Europe during the First World War.

• Because England welcomed Huguenots as refugees from continental Europe during the Reformation

• Because of the different early invasions by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and French

• Because of the different early invasions by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans

• Because of the rich mix of ethnicities and cultures brought on by the legacy of Empire in the 19th and 20th century

What word was used in the Middle Ages to describe a kind of naturalization?

• Citizenship

• There is no word to describe this process

• Denization

• This process doesn't exist during the Middle Ages

Were all the immigrants concerned by this process?

• No, only the little people

• No, only the relatively prosperous and influential immigrants like the craftsmen, merchants, clergymen, wealthy landholders...

• No, only the immigrants arrived during the Tudor period

Why is the imposition of a new tax on resident foreigners by 1440 by the English parliament so important?

• Because it creates a special fiscal category for the aliens

• Because it brings new funds in the English finances

• Because it is a first step to greater controls on the resident foreigners

• Because it is the first time that immigrants have had to pay taxes

• Because it permits to begin the Hundred Year's War

How were immigrants identified?

• With a declaration of each migrant coming in the realm

• With passports and official papers

• Local juries of English-born men were asked to provide lists of all known aliens living in their communities

Where are the migrants mainly coming from in 1440?

• Scotland

• Ireland

• Iberia

• Italy

• The areas directly linked to England by sea routes across the Channel and the North Sea

How many persons of foreign birth were named by the survey of 1440?

• 10 000

• 15 000

• 20 000

• 25 000

What was the percentage of immigrants in the English society at that time?

• 1%

• 4%

• 7%

• 10%