The lords and ladies were members of a group that own serfs ( same thing as a peasant) they can tell the serfs what to do
There aren't currently any Green Party Lords or Ladies in the upper chamber. Plaid Cymru's colours are green, and have 2 members in the House of Lords.
Lords had to watch over the peasants, ladies had to cook and clean, knights had to protect the lords and peasants had to work for the lords.
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Kings and queens were at the top. After them were lords and ladies. Then came knights and vassals. The lowest class was made up of peasants and serfs
Another name for the flowering woodland plant known as Cuckoo Pint is Arum Lily.
They were to keep an eye out for the king. The lords and ladies hired knights and gave money to the king when needed.
At as April 30, 2012, there were 180 female members in the House of Lords.
Since the words "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" were both in his vocabulary, he could have said "ladies and gentlemen". However, these terms in his day were very specific markers of social class. He himself worked very hard to be entitled to call himself "William Shakespeare, gentleman". The only way he was allowed to call himself that was because his father had been granted a coat of arms. You will note that when Viola in Twelfth Night describes her parentage to Olivia she says, "I am a gentleman." That would specifically describe Cesario's social class, a class below Olivia's. Women were often called "ladies" when they were of various social classes. Thus Shakespeare conjoins lords and gentlemen, lords and ladies, and ladies and gentlemen. E.g. "Welcome, gentlemen! ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns will have a bout with you." (Romeo and Juliet, 1,5)
The US does not have a House of Lords
Lords and Ladies
The pope was the most powerful man in medieval Europe.