Living Standards Flashcards
1
Q
Who were the gentry
A
The upper class
2
Q
Who were the middling sort
A
The middle class
3
Q
Who were the labouring poor
A
The working class
4
Q
How many rooms would a gentry house have
A
Up to 50
5
Q
What percentage of the country’s land did the gentry own
A
50%
6
Q
What did the middling sort consist of
A
Independent tradesmen and craftsmen
7
Q
How much land did yeomen farmers own
A
Over 50 acres
8
Q
How much land did husbandmen RENT
A
5 to 50 acres
9
Q
How many rooms would a middling sort house have
A
5 to 10
10
Q
What was the 1589 erection of cottages act
A
An act which restricted the labouring poor on where they could build their cottages
11
Q
When we’re the Bad harvests
A
1562 1565 1573 and 1586
