Employment of Social Classes
Monarch: Rulers/Nobles
Nobility: Nobles/Wealthy Gentry: Wealthy/Managing Merchantry: Craftsman/Seller Yeomanry: Craftsman/Worker Laborers: Hand-Worker/Poor |
Income: ~£50,000 per annum.
~$77,000 USD Income: ~£20,000 per annum. ~$30,000 USD Income: ~£15,000 per annum. ~$23,000 USD Income: ~£5,000 per annum. ~$7,500 USD Income: ~£20 per annum. ~$30 USD Income: ~£9 per annum. ~$14 USD |
Housing: Large Manors, Sub- Castles
Housing: Manors, Lavish in-town Abodes Housing: Middle-Town Homes, Some In Noble districts Housing: Town Middle to Outskirts, Market Districts Housing: Market Districts, Town Slums, Country Housing: The Country/Slums |
Keep In Mind When Reviewing Income that much of the lower class worked on farmland and would rarely starve, regardless of spending money. The cost of living was also much much lower, so a mere $100 would go much further in the 16th century than in modern times (1).
(Nelson)
(Nelson)