1. Stranger Danger Littal Dukchaiev Cristian Guaman Shahrin Haque Anthony Rampersaud

2. Foreigners and Immigrants in England The English were known for hating “strangers,” as they called foreigners Opposed the idea of becoming a melting point Government did not encourage traveling Articles regarding different countries often contained many stereotypes

3. Turning turk The Turks were part of Ottoman Empire, a great Islamic civilization that conquered a large amount of land Regardless of establishing trade relations, it was not until after Elizabeth's death that the first Turkish official to visit London Turks were viewed as lustful, cruel barbarians Adversaries to the English people’s faith The word “turk” was commonly used as an insult, often meaning a liar or evil

4. Out Of Africa In the late 1550s was when the first blacks appeared in England accompanied by an English explorer By 1601 the African population in England was rising the natives did not like that and wanted them out just as easily as they came in The skin colour of the Africans is what fascinated people, the people of Elizabethan era believed in the climate theory, which more or less said Africans were black because they lived closer to the sun.

5. Out of Africa continued Black skin was seen as tainted in the eyes of the people in England. Sins, evil spirits and demons were all associated with those who had black skin. The idea in which the common man had of the Africans was strictly based on the words of explorers who visited Africa, they believed all African ran rabid partially clothed and that was their way of living contrasting the typical Elizabethan lifestyle

6. Joining the Jews ●Most Jews that came to England were from Spain or Portugal. ●The Jews were banned from England in 1290 and the decree was repealed in 1650 ●They were viewed as “villainous” and “untrustworthy” people. ●Their comical figures were portrayed as devil like features, big noses and red wigs.

7. Joining the Jews Continued ●The English merchants and traders benefited from them because they were money lenders. Roderigo Lopez was a Jewish physician who worked for Queen Elizabeth for years. He was very useful for England’s foreign policy. However he was accused of attempting to poison the Queen, thus he was convicted. ●The Jews attended Sunday services but held Sabbath prayers in their homes.

8. Armadas and Armados Religious differences lead to dislike; Protestants and Catholics dominated To English, Spain was an evil second only to the Devil The Queen joined in to make fun of the Spanish ambassador. Neither Armada or Armado did very much to change the opinions of the English towards Spain.

9. Dutch Treat, Petty France The English feared foreigners making money Choose the wrong time to migrate ex. famine, unemployment, trade slumps Queen thought otherwise, they would provide useful skills Refugees showed english pupils how to weave silk, make canvas, parchment Revolutionized fashion

10. Local Habitations Dislike towards foreigners were mainly due to religious, economic, or social problems that were associated with them. Hostility was still shown towards the Scotsmen, Irishmen, and Welshmen for their different accents. The Welsh would be laughed at for the way they pronounced their P’s, B’s, D’s and V’s. They excluded anyone who wasn’t White, Anglo Saxon, Protestant and male. Even though Queen Elizabeth was on the throne, women were looked down upon on too.