New men
New Men is a term referring to various upwardly mobile groups in premodern England, particularly under the dynasties of Lancaster, York and Tudor (1399–1603). The term may refer to new aristocracy, enriched gentry, or middle-class professionals who held important positions in government, most notably during the reign of Henry VII. In the Late Middle Ages, the continuously expanding economy had always afforded some space for the betterment of ambitious commoners, but they were traditionally more able to accomplish this within the ecclesiastical rather than the secular hierarchy.