Because you would be highly respected within the community. You would be able to get away with things that poor people wouldn't. People thought that it was one of the most important things to be the most honourable family.
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The primary risk to women has been childbirth.
The hygiene in the Elizabethan period was very bad. Bathing was not quite as simple during the Elizabethen times as it is now. So that ment the lower class citizens (which was most of the Elizabethan era people) would maybe only bathe a few times in a single year. For the upper class, they had a little bit easier and were able to bathe roughly once every couple of weeks. The most common crimes were: High treason,Blasphem,Sedition,Spying,Rebellion,Muder,Witchcraft and many more
Usually by personal family connections. It was not unusual fron family marriages to occur. Most marriages were for convenience or to increase the family status rather than for love. Count Kryzal