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Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors: Central government
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Changes in government at the centre
How efectve were the ee d 螰evelopments in Tud螰or government
an螰 a螰ministraton?
The role of the monarchy, nobility and gentry in Tudor England
 English society was based on hierarchy
 God was at the top, and the monarch was divinely appointed
 The monarch had no standing Army, so had to rely on the nobility (so sensibly
restricted noble growth (“over mighty nobility”) while maintaining loyalty)
 Gentry and nobles oversaw local governance and order
Nobility and gentry
 Nobles and gentry helped the monarch to govern
 Nobles were dukes, Earls or viscounts (40 to 60 nobles)
 Nobles held 10% of land that could be cultvated
 Gentry were made of knights and esquires (5,000 gentry families)
 Number of knights increased during the period
 It was possible to gain rank (service, marriage, inheritance) and lose rank (politcal
miscalculaton, economic hardship)
Yeomen and artsans
 Yeomen often tended and owned their own land (60,000 yeomen by 1600)
 As landowners, they were relatvely nancially secure
 Artsans – as skilled craftsmen – became prosperous in the wool and cloth trade
(main Tudor export)
 Yeomen and artsans often led popular rebellion initally, as they were educated
 Though they became less involved in rebellion as they became more involved
in governance
Peasants
 Most people lived and worked rurally (agricultural economy)
 Peasantry worked for landlords for wages
 Peasants did not own land, and were economically vulnerable
Vagrants and beggars
 Vagrants and beggars did not have masters, and roamed
 They were feared as not confrontng to social hierarchy
 Vagrants and beggars were harshly treated under Tudor Acts of Parliament
The monarchy and government
 The monarch was most important in terms of Tudor policy
 The Tudor government could both help and hinder monarchical rule
What was the Royal Court?
 Royal Court served the monarch, and followed the monarch
 Royal Court was an important source of patronage
 Royal Court allowed the Tudor monarchs to display their power and wealth,
partcularly to foreign visitors
What was the role of the Royal Household?

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