Talk:Social structure of Britain

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I'm really surprised that this is as far as Wikipedia goes with social class in Britain. Am I looking in the wrong place? I am an American living in Britain, and I notice there are multiple pages dedicated to US class differences. But class divisions in the US are, in my opinion, negligible compared to those which exist so clearly in Britain. Is the absence of an article due to the fact that people would rather focus on US class differences or just because there is a smaller pool of people who can competently write on British social class?

I don't have time to write the article; otherwise I would. If anyone wants to take up the task, I recommend Watching the English by Kate Fox as a reference.

I find the article disappointing. The use of "et cetera" reads like an admission that the writer is unsure of his ground. The table is not of any one period, making it of little value - it mentions both villeins and baronets, though baronets only existed from 1611, by which time villeins no longer existed. It completely omits the large and important class of tenant farmers. The idea that "by the 17th century, the knight was a large land owner, and likely a lawyer, priest, or official of some sort" is ludicrous - if it made it clear whether it was referring to a man who rode a horse into battle or to someone holding the rank of knight, it might make sense, but the writer appears to have confused the two. Maproom (talk) 00:07, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jilly Cooper

I'm not necessarily against it, but I have to say I love the person who added all the Jilly Cooper bits. Hilarious! -Tpacw (talk) 14:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)