The story of how he went from landed gentry to poor beggar became popular in the Tudor era, and was revived by Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, published in 1765. The legend came to ...

Vagrants and vagabonds were treated harshly in Tudor times. Laws were passed to punish vagrants in various ways. At first beggars and vagrants were all treated the same. However, over time ...

Sturdy beggar Con/Trick Tom O’Bedlam Pretended to ... Just being a vagrant was a crime in Tudor times. The authorities believed that people who did not work should be punished for their idleness.

The story of how he went from landed gentry to poor beggar became popular in the Tudor era, and was revived by Percy's ...