Mid-Tudor Society (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Population growth: 1520s to 1550s
Population growth: 1520s to 1550s
2.3 million to 3 million
Gentry as % of population
Gentry as % of population
Approximately 1%
Number of gentry families (Wolsey's 1524 survey)
Number of gentry families (Wolsey's 1524 survey)
About 4,500 families
Number of peers: 1547 vs 1603
Number of peers: 1547 vs 1603
51 in 1547, 55 in 1603
% of land held by nobility
% of land held by nobility
Roughly 10% of cultivable land
Henry VIII's 1530s peerage policy reason
Henry VIII's 1530s peerage policy reason
Political: lay peers to outnumber bishops in Lords
Elizabeth's peerage policy
Elizabeth's peerage policy
Limit new creations, rely on old families
% of poor at/below subsistence level mid-16th century
% of poor at/below subsistence level mid-16th century
About 50% of rural and urban poor
Wages vs inflation issue cause
Wages vs inflation issue cause
Surplus of available labour
Social vs economic status distinction
Social vs economic status distinction
Professions=status not wealth; merchants=wealth not status