HVII society

Question 1

What was the natural order of society?

Answer 1

Great chain of being

Question 2

What was the church in this society

Answer 2

Roman Catholic church

Question 3

Regular clergy and how many?

Answer 3

Monika and nuns - 10,000 strong

Question 4

Secular clergy and how many

Answer 4

Priests and chaplains and led chapel in local parish church - 35,000

Question 5

True or false, the church formed a state within an state with its own system of law courts and privileges which rivalled the authority of the king

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What crimes did courts within the church deal with

Answer 6

Adultery, heresy and crimes committed by churchmen

Question 7

Which archbishops served as royal councillors and advised the king on matters of justice?

Answer 7

John Morton, Richard Fox

Question 8

What was the most privileged class in England

Answer 8

Nobility and gentry

Question 9

How many nobles were there in 1500?

Answer 9

55 nobles

Question 10

How many knights were there in 1500?

Answer 10

500 knights

Question 11

How many esquires were there in 1500

Answer 11

800

Question 12

How many gentlemen?

Answer 12

5,000

Question 13

The crown relied on this 1% of class for what?

Answer 13

Govern the kingdom and keep the peace and pay back the majority of the kingdom’s taxes

Question 14

What was parliaments used for in terms of the class?

Answer 14

To gauge the attitudes and opinions of the class

Question 15

Where were the nobles entitled to a seat?

Answer 15

House of Lords

Question 16

Where were the gentry allowed a seat?

Answer 16

House of Commons

Question 17

What kept the privileged sections of society in check and why?

Answer 17

Bonds and recognisances and parliament was only called on occasion after 1495 and therefore emphasising the power of the monarch over his subjects

Question 18

How many commoners lived in England and Wales in 1500?

Answer 18

2 million in 1500

Question 19

What percent lived under the poverty line?

Answer 19

50%