HENRY VII _ ENGLISH SOCIETY

What did society witness the growth of?

professional and mercantile bourgoisie

Where were the remnants of the feudal system still apparent?

laws, social relationships and attitudes

What did the black death contribute to?

increased social mobility

What is bastard feudalism?

retaining

Who could become an escquire?

eldest sons of knights, younger sons of barons, men invited esquire, magistrates and those of wealth

Who was a part of the gentry?

those who had a knighthood, a coat of arms authenticated by the college of arms, considerable income, courtly connections or an imposing country manor

What did the black death do for the commoners?

reduced the demand for land, drop in land values and enabled the emergence of the peasant aristocracy

Who fell below yeomen, what did they have?

husbandmen, smaller farms and supplemented their income through employment from yeoman or gentry

What were labourers dependent on for their income?

their own work

how men men made about the peerage?

about 50-60

What did the crown rely on the peerage to do?

maintain order in the countryside

How many knights were there in 1490?

about 375

What did knights have to do?

no longer about military obligations but would assist in the administration of their localties

According to John Guy, what percentage of England was held by the peerage and knights?

15-20 percent

Who was at the lower levels of the church?

curates and chantry priests

Who were at the higher levels of the church?

bishops, archbishops

What did Martin V (1417-31) declare about England?

that the king of England rather than the pope governed in England

What did Henry value in his religious advisors?

legal training

Who was at the top level of the commoners?

the middling sort, often trained professionals like lawywers

Who did the middling sort collaborate with and exert influence with?

wealthier merchants, influenced everyone else

What did shopkeepers and skilled tradesmen do?

dominate the borough corporations, organise guilds and lay confraternities

Who made up the middling sort in the countryside?

yeoman farmers