Society and Government 1558 Flashcards
1
Q
What were the different classes in Elizabethan government?
A
- Nobility
- Gentry
- Yeomen
- Tenant Farmers
- Landless or Labouring poor
- Vagrants and homeless
2
Q
What were nobility?
A
- Royal family and major landowners with titles and royal connections
3
Q
What were gentry?
A
- Other major landowners with titles
4
Q
What were yeomen?
A
- Lesser landowners
- lower gentry
5
Q
What were tenant farmers?
A
- rented land from the yeomen and gentry
6
Q
What were landless or labouring poor?
A
- Worked on the land for yeomen or on land belonging to gentry
7
Q
What were vagrants and homeless
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- those who lived off begging or charity
8
Q
What were the social hierarchy in towns?
A
- Merchants
- professionals
- Business owners
- skilled craftsmen
- unskilled workers and unemployed
9
Q
Key features of a monarch?
A
- Central to all government
- However was advised by privy council, court, and particularly by her secretary of state
10
Q
Who was national policy set by?
A
- Set by queen with the assistance of Parliament
11
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What were Lords Lieutenant and Justices of peace responsible for?
A
- Local government
- law and order
- defence
