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English 16 Public

Life in the Elizabethan Era.

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Who was Queen Elizabeth's Father?

Henry VIII

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Name two of the four kinds of Elizabethan people.

Gentlemen, yeomen, citizens, labourers.

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What were gentlemen in Elizabethan times?

Gentlemen were people who had become wealthy landowners, by acquiring large amounts of property.

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How much of the population of Elizabethan England were classified as gentry?

5%.

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What was the key to becoming a member of the gentry?

Wealth

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Did a gentleman have the right to bear arms?

Yes.

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Other categories are included under the heading of gentry. These are gentlemen, gentlewomen, squires and....?

Knights.

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What is a yeoman?

The yeomanry are essentially prosperous, non-gentle (and non-husbandmen) tenants, worth no less than £6 per annum, according to Harrison.

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Who are the yeomen's landlords?

The gentry.

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How long must yeomen hold land for before they can be considered as a member of the gentry?

3 generations.

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Citizens or burgesses are the urban (town-dwelling) equivalent of which class?

Yeomen.

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What class was at the bottom of the classes in Elizabethan England?

The Poor.

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What law was passed to help the Poor?

The Poor Law.

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What could happen to a member of the poor if they chose not to work?

They could be sentenced to death.

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Who was Elizabeth I's sister?

Mary Tudor.

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Who was Elizabeth I's brother?

Edward VI.

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