History B Schools History Project GCSE
The role of the gentry
What The role of the gentry means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Wealthy landowners served as unpaid Justices of the Peace, administering the Poor Laws and enforcing religious uniformity in their counties.
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