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The social consequences of the changes in 18-century rural England have caused controversy amongst contemporaries and historians. Why have the changes caused so much controversy?
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The social consequences of the changes in 18-century rural England have caused controversy amongst contemporaries and historians. Why have the changes caused so much controversy? During the 18th century, there was a drastic change within England; this was all due to the introduction of Parliamentary Enclosure. The act, although very controversial, was passed in 'national interest'. The reason it was so controversial was that an act passed in the 'national interest' should have taken into consideration the people it affected the most, but the majority (commoners) who it severely affected were not consulted. The commoner's rights and land was taken by enclosure, and the compensation they received was minimal. Thompson recognised that 1" Enclosure (when all sophistication's are allowed for) was a plain case of class robbery, played according to the fair rules of property and law laid down by a parliament of property-owners and lawyers." This was generally true...
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