The rich + the powerful during Elizabethen Era
- Created by: 13mlilli
- Created on: 06-04-18 11:42
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- The rich + the powerful
- Nobles
- Highest title was duke
- Earls
- Barons
- Average nobility income = £6000/yr (£1 mil. now)
- Born into nobility or awarded title by queen
- 14% of country's income went to 1% of nobility
- Gentry
- Landlords of the countryside
- Income between £10 + £200/yr (£1700 - £34000 today)
- Many in Justice of the Peace + Parliament
- Some were knights or esquires
- Nobles
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