Tudor School Visit

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Tudor School Visit
During the Tudor period the church was very highly effective, having huge amounts of land. The folks were very religious and attended church services. The church managed to regulate folks's lives by teaching just what they wished them to believe. During the regime of Henry VIII the church came to be less highly effective as Henry made himself head of the church, dissolved the monasteries and confiscated their land.

Archbishops
Archbishops were very highly effective. They had huge amounts of land and were very rich. They managed to influence the King or Queen and played a part in the government of the country. After the Reformation, Archbishops only continued to be highly effective if they assisted the king.

Bishops
The Bishops of the most important churches were rich and highly effective, playing a part in the government of the country. After the Reformation they only continued to be in position if they assisted their king.

Clergymen
Clergymen were poorly paid yet were highly respected members of the area that they served. As well as delivering church services they in charged of the education of those members of the area that could manage to pay, for visiting the unwell and counselling the bereaved..
The King or Queen.
The Tudor king was at the head of the social system. They was the richest person in the land, having substantial amounts of land and several palaces. Both rich and inadequate alike were bound to serve their king, failure to do so commonly caused death. The king made all the regulations of the land and although there was a court system, few judges would risk to pass judgement against the King's wants.

Gents.
Gents were born rich and came from family members with titles - Barons, Earls and Dukes. Most had huge country estates and were commonly offered important positions in government. The King would visit his most remarkable targets when they went on a progress (tour of the land) and they would be expected to provide board and lodging for the King and his court. Sometimes this could be as several as 300 persons.

Yeomen and Citizens.
Both yeomen and citizens were rather affluent men. They were not born members of the gentry, yet were rich enough to have their own residences and use servants. Yeomen either had or rented out land from gents which they farmed. They were successful farmers and were rich enough to be able to manage labourers to do the massive farming works for them. Citizens stayed in the towns. They were rich merchants and craftsmen. Labourers.
Labourers worked for Yeomen or citizens and were paid a wage for their work. Labourers were used to do the massive back-breaking works on the farms or in the craft shops. In 1515 an act was passed which dealt with a labourers wage at 3d per day for wintertime months and 4d per day for summer with perks to be paid at harvest time. A labourer could expect to work from sunrise to sunset in the winter and from sunrise to early evening in the summer season. Sundays and major saint's days were free of cost. Experienced artisans were to be paid 5d per day during the winter and 6d for summer season days.

Vagrants/Beggars.
These formed the lowest and poorest part of the Tudor social system. They did not work and therefore gained no money. They were forced to ask on the streets for money or food. In 1536 regulations were introduced that punished those which could work yet chose not to (undeserving inadequate). The Church aided those which were incapable to work as a result of unwell health and wellness or disability..


During the Tudor period the church was very highly effective, having huge amounts of land. The folks were very religious and attended church services. The church was able to regulate folks's lives by teaching just what they wished them to believe. During the regime of Henry VIII the church came to be less highly effective as Henry made himself head of the church, dissolved the monasteries and confiscated their land.

He or she was the richest person in the land, having substantial amounts of land and several palaces.