Strangers settled here amongst us : policies, perceptions, and the presence of aliens in Elizabethan England / Laura Hunt Yungblut.

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

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This study sheds new light on the impact of the large number of immigrants from the Continent on Elizabethan England and the policy decisions that their presence prompted. The sudden escalation of resident aliens' numbers caused the government to formulate and implement new policies. Strategies had to be developed to minimize the tension domestically, as strangers and natives tried to adjust to each other. At the same time, the immigrants introduced new commodities and technologies to England. Thus, very different policies were required if the government hoped to maximize economic benefits. Finally, the Crown was suspicious that the influx of immigrants posed a threat to order and security. The resulting dichotomy of welcome and control explored in this study characterizes the relationship between natives and immigrants to the present day. Strangers Settled Here Amongst Us provides important insights in the history of immigration and the search for a balance - as relevant today as it was in the sixteenth century.

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Print version: Yungblut, Laura Hunt, 1961- Strangers settled here amongst us. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-172) and index.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of maps; Preface; INTRODUCTION; 'STRANGERS SETTLED HERE'; DICHOTOMIES IN ENGLISH ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ALIENS; THE PRESENCE OF ALIENS AND GOVERNMENT POLICY IN THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH I; ALIENS, POLICY, AND THE ELIZABETHAN ECONOMY; CONCLUSION; Colchester Contribution Book to the Poor (1582 92); Norwich Book of Orders for Dutch and Walloon Strangers, 1564 1643 (NRO, MF/RO 31/1); Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Ethnic attitudes - history - 16th century

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