Prosperity and the gentry (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Social position of gentry in Elizabethan society
Social position of gentry in Elizabethan society
Between nobility and ordinary people
Three ranks of the gentry
Three ranks of the gentry
Knights, esquires, and gentlemen
Highest level of the gentry
Highest level of the gentry
Knights
Who were esquires in the gentry
Who were esquires in the gentry
Middle tier; traced ancestry back to knights
Largest portion of gentry class
Largest portion of gentry class
Gentlemen
Key distinction of gentry from working people
Key distinction of gentry from working people
Did not perform physical work for income
Meaning of 'rise of the gentry'
Meaning of 'rise of the gentry'
Growth in size, wealth, and political influence
Notable gentry who gained prominence at court
Notable gentry who gained prominence at court
Raleigh, Walsingham, and Drake
William Cecil's elevation in 1571
William Cecil's elevation in 1571
Became Lord Burghley; gentry to aristocracy
England's most valuable export in Elizabethan era
England's most valuable export in Elizabethan era
Wool production
New industries in Elizabethan England
New industries in Elizabethan England
Iron, tin, and copper mining
London's population by 1603
London's population by 1603
200,000 people
Privateering in Elizabethan England
Privateering in Elizabethan England
Financing raids on Spanish ships for shared profit
Who mainly benefited from Elizabethan prosperity
Who mainly benefited from Elizabethan prosperity
Nobility, gentry, and successful merchants
Wealthy's view of the poor
Wealthy's view of the poor
Threat to their prosperity and security