The wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front...
Wealth
Wealthy landowners enclosed (privatized) the commons for their own profits, impoverishing many villagers. By Jay Walljasper Medieval...
Two different perceptions of the sin of overeating in the Middle Ages. Gluttony—overindulging in food or drink—was...
Social class was prevalent and largely property-based in the colonies. The Colonial Elite Overview In New England...
Colonial opulence had to be displayed behind closed doors. At first glance, the portrait appears to be...
If you were lucky enough to exist in the wealthiest sets of society… The “Gilded Age,” a...
The message in medieval manuscripts is clear: The rich are good, the poor are trouble. Gluttony—overindulging in...
With the establishment of the medieval towns, Italian city-states and maritime republics, the patriciate was a formally...
One reason why the steel magnate spent so much of his fortune building libraries across the nation...