The first class of the medieval estates that come to my mind, would be “the Church”. A King or Queen but I chose “Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.” In medieval times Queens were the most noticeable and most respected, they dealt in Politics and affairs of the state. Eleanor was beautiful, highborn, powerful, tireless, intelligent, and ambitious. For eighty years Eleanor occupied center stage of medieval Europe. As Duchess of Aquitaine and a sought-after marriage prize, she first wed King Louis VII of France and bore him two daughters. She died at eighty-two, a phenomenal queen who left an indelible record as one of the bravest, most powerful and glamorous women of all time. I thought of a King or Queen as they were the men and women who would delegate the laws of the lands of that era. The medieval times “the Nobility” seems to be what I see working class of the 1930’s of U.S. society. Middle class medieval society received little or no education unless they lived in or near the town. For the most part the extent of their education was learning the alphabet and religion. Then I think of “Harry the herald”. Harry had two responsibilities: he was a man in charge of making pronouncements and proclamations, and was an expert in the field of heraldry (the various insignias used by the rich to identify themselves.) These two responsibilities’ were one in the same. When a King or Queen would make an appearance, such as a judge in a courtroom, a “Nobility” position was created to announce the royal King and Queens’s arrival just as Harry would do. The third class in medieval times, they were known as” the Peasantry.” Even as the name would make me think they were lazy people, they were the hardest working labor class of all. Youth were helping mothers at very young ages with hard work. This society was the largest of the social classes. These people are scattered all over. I would think of “Nikki the prostitute” for this one as this was a popular way for this class of society to make a living with no education or hope for a future. Nikki was chosen to follow the Royal armies and was paid a yearly fee. The army felt this to be a male necessity. After a few years of the travels she wanted to go back to her home town and found that her city had named special streets where she could exercise her services. Her profession would allow her to enjoy the finer things of that time…such as goldsmiths, furriers or silks as these goods were simply reserved for honest women, but Nikki was able to indulge.