One way in which nobles and the landed gentry in Britain protected their social status and reasserted their privilege in the face of financial and political challenges was that
A) they required peasants to pay dues on their land and to pay for the use of certain services such as the mill or the winepress.
B) they forced their tenants to work a certain number of days on their land without pay.
C) they defended their exclusive right to hunt game and severely punished poachers, who could even be sentenced to death.
D) they passed laws exempting themselves from paying taxes or participating in civil or military service.

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Nobles and the landed gentry in Britain protected their social status by maintaining exclusive rights to hunt game, which was a privilege that reinforced their social standing and authority. Poaching was severely punished to deter challenges to their status.

One Way in Which Nobles and the Landed Gentry in Britain