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SOCIETY
Some classes enjoyed many privileges while others had none.
The nobility did not pay any taxes
They lived in palaces and obtained rents or income from their lands, which were worked by the peasants
The peasants formed the majority of the population
they became very vulnerable during agricultural crises and many of them had to resort to begging.
The haute bourgeoisie consisted of important traders, bankers and high public officials
They continued to prosper, especially in certain countries
The beggars, who increased in number
They lived in the cities and had to beg or depend on charity to survive.
The petite bourgeoisie included artisans, small-scale traders and labourers
They were disadvantaged by having to pay taxes
In Atlantic Protestant Europe
In Southern Catholic Europe
the economy barely recovered
The nobility and the clergy maintained their positions of power
continued to reject the craft and trade industries
Their objective was to live off the rents they received from their lands and possessions and accumulate noble titles.
bourgeois traders prospered through the craft and trade industries
They became more powerful
gained access to political positions
became part of the privileged class
enabled them to develop trade
When the monarchs needed to increase their resources
they resorted to raising the taxes of the peasants and bourgeoisie
provocating social revolts
The majority of those who rebelled were peasants
In each kingdom, there were different motives for the revolts
For example, in France they were politically motivated
in the British Isles, political motives were combined with religious rivalries
in Spain, they were led by secessionist movements
in Russia they were due to ethnic divisions.
The different rates at which the economies developed also caused social differences
