Tudor Society Flashcards
Gentry
Great land owners etc
What title did gentry want?
Knighthoods to solidify their status
How did Henry control nobles/gentry
Bonds and recognisances
What were the lowest class called?
Commoners, peasants, labourers etc
What were the top group of the commoners called?
Middling sort
What were female commoners restricted from doing?
Owning businesses and land
What made churches so powerful?
Great land owners, spiritual value
Why did Henry VII appoint bishops who had political skill?
Bishops and archbishops were given political power and influence
What was bastard feudalism?
Magnates hired men in their service by granting fees and livery to allow the creation of private armies/more influence
What were magnates?
They reinforced law in the countryside that was harder to surveil
