Tudor Society under Henry VII

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  • Created on: 14-04-17 20:37
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  • King
    • Church
      • Archbishops
        • Bishops
          • Clergymen
          • also important, some are involved with government
        • very powerful part of government - often help positions as counsellors etc.
      • owns land
    • Gentlemen
      • Gentry
        • Yeomen
          • Labourers
            • Vagrants and Beggars
            • worked for yeomen or citizens, or were shopkeepers
          • richer farmers who owned or rented land in the country
        • had large country houses; provided men for war through retaining
      • Court
        • Citizens
          • Labourers
            • Vagrants and Beggars
            • worked for yeomen or citizens, or were shopkeepers
          • wealthy merchants and craftsmen in the towns
        • Gentlemen who lived in town, moving with the king as part of his court
      • landowning nobility - dukes, earls, barons; part of government

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