The Last Medieval English Society

Question 1

Demographics

Answer 1

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Question 2

The Nobility and “Fur Collar Crime”

Answer 2

-Fur collar crime was known as crime that was committed by nobles who took advantage of the chaotic political environment of england, especially during the War of Roses.

Question 3

Economics - The Wool Trade and Enclosures

Answer 3

• Under Henry VII, he helped expand Wool Trade as a major export of england.
• Enclosures were the process by which common lands used for hunting and and agriculture were tranfered to being private properties.

Question 4

Knights and the Gentry

Answer 4

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Question 5

Yeomen and Peasants

Answer 5

• Yeomen were known as “Agricultural labor elite”.
• But really these were prob just peasant who moved into the towns and entered a trade or craft, joined guilds, and and prospered through social mobility.

Question 6

The Role of the Church

Answer 6

• owned nearly a third of all the land in England.
• about 2% of pop were members of clergy.
• Were quite wealthy and could weild significant political power.
• All in all though, prior to the reformation and stuff, they were revered by the people and were not targeted by the people.