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what were the roles of the gentry, nobility and peasantry

A

mobility held senior positions
gentry owned land and businesses and held important positions
peasantry laboured on farms

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2
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how was the great chain of being important

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it acted as a guide for the structure of Elizabethan society

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how is Elizabethan theatre different to what came before it

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before it there were no permanent theatres and it was seen as something for ordinary people

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4
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what reasons were there for it to be a golden age

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art
exploration
theatre
peace
buildings
literature
education
science
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what reasons against the golden age

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torture and execution
blood sports
poverty
life expectancy

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