[YouTube Drop] What Did the Tudor Gentry Actually Do?

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The other day we looked at the nobility and what they did - today, a look at the gentry, the thousands of families who handled the everyday work of running the kingdom. From managing estates to serving as Justices of the Peace, they kept local government functioning while pursuing their own ambitions. It’s a quick tour of the people who made Tudor England operate behind the scenes.

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