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 ...

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

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.