How did E. P. Thompson define class in his work?
As a politically constructed concept, not natural or timeless.
What years mark the duration of the Age of Revolution?
From 1789 to 1832.
What is the belief called that aristocracy exercises benevolent authority?
Paternalism
Why was aristocratic authority backed by law?
Because the aristocracy controlled legislation.
How did the society of orders rank people socially?
As aristocracy, gentry and freeholders, middling ranks, and poor.
In which year did the Elizabethan Poor Law require help at home?
1601
Who dominated the House of Lords and influenced the Commons?
The aristocracy
What was enclosure in rural land use?
The fencing and division of shared open-field land into private plots.
What did the traditional open-field system involve?
Shared unfenced strips with villagers collectively deciding common land use.
Who made up the aristocracy in the society of orders?
Titled nobility such as a Duke.
Answer 11 questions on From Orders to Class.
1. How did E. P. Thompson characterize class in The Making of the English Working Class?
2. Which events defined the chronological boundaries of the Age of Revolution from 1789 to 1832?
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