Landed Gentry. The gentry—well-born, genteel, and of high social standing—once lived by the land, sustained by rental income rather than labor. The landed gentry, a distinct British class, held vast estates yet did not always bear noble titles.
Some managed their lands as gentlemen farmers, tending fields for pleasure rather than profit. Others found purpose in politics, religion, or the military. Though their lives were marked by leisure, time brought uncertainty. Economic shifts and legal reforms slowly unraveled their world, turning the landed gentry into a fading chapter of history.
