During the Rise of the Industrial Revolution, What Role Did

During the rise of the Industrial Revolution, what role did the British landed aristocracy play?

A) It remained uninvolved with the industrial process.
B) It fought against the entrepreneurial activity of its continental counterparts.
C) It benefited from investment capital but had little control over it.
D) It had been replaced by the middle class and performed the same function as the middle class a century earlier.
E) It provided much of the coal needed to power industry.