Society on Elizabeth's accession (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did Elizabeth I become queen?
When did Elizabeth I become queen?
1558
Basis of Elizabethan social hierarchy
Basis of Elizabethan social hierarchy
Land ownership, wealth, and birth
% of population in countryside in 1558
% of population in countryside in 1558
90%
% of population in towns/cities in 1558
% of population in towns/cities in 1558
10%
Who was at top of countryside social structure?
Who was at top of countryside social structure?
Nobility
Gentry (definition)
Gentry (definition)
Landowners with smaller estates, local leaders
Yeomen (definition)
Yeomen (definition)
Small landowners who farmed their own plots
Tenant farmers (definition)
Tenant farmers (definition)
People who rented land from yeomen and gentry
Who was at top of town social structure?
Who was at top of town social structure?
Wealthy merchants
Professionals in towns (examples)
Professionals in towns (examples)
Lawyers, doctors, clergy
Key principle binding Elizabethan society
Key principle binding Elizabethan society
Mutual obligation
Direction of respect/obedience in social hierarchy
Direction of respect/obedience in social hierarchy
Upward (to those above)
Direction of care/duty in social hierarchy
Direction of care/duty in social hierarchy
Downward (to those below)
Level of social mobility in Elizabethan England
Level of social mobility in Elizabethan England
Extremely limited