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Britian 1625-88
Changing structure of society
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political class | Comprised no more than 5 percent of the population yet had control over 70% of the land enabling them to have social and political power. |
| Political power | Ownership of land entitled people to have access political power. No land - no power. |
| Political structure | Monarch, Nobility and the gentry. |
| Nobility | In 1633 they were only made up of 122 people. |
| Power of the Nobility | Major landholding meant they had influence in rent rates and food prices. |
| Expansion of the power of Nobility | In 1688 the influence extended upon trade, finance, rent, and manufacturing. Established town houses and London residences. |
| Decline in Noble power 1625-88 | - Challenged by the new commercial and merchant class. - Losing the civil war meant royalist nobles lost money and lands which were confiscated by the republic. - House of Lords was abolished in 1649 and revived in 1660 with the convention parliament. |
| Non-landed gentry | Lawyers, merchants, doctors, the clergy, musicians and architects. Many of these professionals purchased land for their family and became part of the landed gentry. |
| Gentry - the flourishing | Being the largest social group attending universities they became more educated, especially in farming techniques. Improved quality of their land through drainage and land reclamation. |
| The Gentry class | Success in educational attainment and personal wealth enhanced their social standing and political self confidence. This was reflected from figures such as Pym, Hampden and Cromwell. |
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