The nobility

The gentry

The class gap

Poverty and poor relief

Treatment of the 'underserving' poor

How far was Elizabeth in control of her realm?

Elizabeth and Ireland

Rebellions in Ireland

Rebellion under the Earl of Tyrone

Elizabeth's response to Tyrone

The defeat of Tyrone

Wales

The North of England

The problem in the North

The Council of the North

Social discontent

Culture and learning

Intellectual and educational developments