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Changing structure of society

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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.  
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Political power   Ownership of land entitled people to have access political power. No land - no power.  
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Political structure   Monarch, Nobility and the gentry.  
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Nobility   In 1633 they were only made up of 122 people.  
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Power of the Nobility   Major landholding meant they had influence in rent rates and food prices.  
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Expansion of the power of Nobility   In 1688 the influence extended upon trade, finance, rent, and manufacturing. Established town houses and London residences.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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.  
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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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