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Karely~

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Emily~

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Karely~

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William~
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Noun- The monarch and royal family of a country.

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The laborer's lives were as you could imagine: very hard. They couldn't own homes or land and made little to no money to live off from.

Then, merchants and yeomanry classes lived comfortably with a decent and sustainable amount of money.

Then, the gentry and nobility class are lived a rich and easy life because they never had to work with their hands and owned a lot of lands.

Lastly, the monarchy lived an easy and pampered life because they were only set to rule and be taken care of.

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Noun - Person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.

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Noun - A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

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Verb - To collect for oneself.

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The gentry included knights, squires, gentlemen, and other people who were wealthy. People of this class rarely worked with their hands. The gentry was also made up of people who amassed wealth by renting a piece of land to tenants. This class had the most power in the countryside of England during the Elizabethan Era because most of the land they own was in rural areas.

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Who were the peasants, the commoners, the lower class?

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Who were the peasants, the commoners, the lower class?

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Peasants:

Peasants were farmers who worked for the lord. They did all the manual labor. They were at the bottom of the Elizabethan social hierarchy.

Commoners:

Commoners are part of the social class of the yeomanry. Commoners consisted of farmers, tradesmen, craft workers, and common citizens who barely made enough money to live off by.

Lower class:

The lower class consisted of people who were unemployed. The "deserving poor" was made up of the oldest and youngest people of society that were sick and therefore had financial problems. On the other hand, the "undeserving poor" was made up of criminals, migrant workers, and beggars that were capable of working but chose not to.

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The Nobility:

The nobility was a group of people that are rich and powerful within

Elizabethan society. They were expected to serve high offices which only gave more debt rather than profit. They also were expected to have luxurious lifestyles since they had no choice because of their status. They often have lavish houses, dresses, and habits that set them apart from lower classes. Other nobles outside of England visiting the country were housed inside the noble's homes and had to entertain them.

The Royalty:

The royalty consists of the queen, the nobility, and the other upper classes. They were at the top of the Elizabethan social pyramid and had more power than the lower classes. They were usually rich and had significantly different lifestyles than other people as they had more expensive property and refined habits.

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Elizabethan Courtiers served and participated in the royal court or household as the queen and king's advisers. Courtiers also sought to get the queen's attention as they were many of them, and the queen only noticed and respected a few. These courtiers acted as a queen's messenger for other countries and had to use their intellect and charisma to influence them.

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What were the rights of each of these different levels? 

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What were the rights of each of these different levels? 

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Starting with the laborers, which were at the very bottom of the social class. Their only rights were to work with their hands and endure labor because they were not allowed to own land or make a fortune of money.

Then, there was the yeomanry class, this consisted of farmworkers, craft workers, and tradesmen.  These people were allowed to own land and live comfortably, but they focused on spending the money they had to expand their land.

Next were the merchants, these people sold things that consisted of items that people needed like food and wool, they were allowed to sell things and they even upped prices to help themselves.

After this class comes the Gentry class, this class contained people who did not work with their hands, like knights and gentlemen these people could own land and buy as much as they wanted because they were rich.

The second highest class was the nobility, which also consisted of wealthy people along with people of power. This class of people was kept small because of the amount of power they were allowed to have.

The highest class was on the monarchy. This had people that were born into royalty, and people like the Kings and Queens. Which never had to do any work except rule the kingdom.