Chapter 5 - Tudors Flashcards
What was the group of cities which joined as a trading group to try and control trade in the Baltic sea region?
Hanseatic League
A London based trading organization which dominated London’s cloth trade with Antwerp and had a lot of political influence?
Merchants Adventurers
English company of merchants, based in Calais, which were responsible for organizing the entire export of wool from England?
Merchants of the Staple
Tax collected by the Crown based on the weight of goods being exported from and imported into England?
Customs Revenue
Goods that were produced in England and sold abroad?
Exports
Intercursus Magnus
A trade agreement between Henry VII and the Duke of Burgundy in which English merchants were able to trade freely (1496)
Treaty of Etaples
Agreement between Henry VII and Charles VIII of France. Peace agreement between both countires and also greatly increased Anglo-French trade (1492)
What were the Navigation Acts?
Laws passed to try and increase the use of English ships in English trade, both in imports and exports
Average population of England?
2.2 million
What percentage of people lived in urban areas?
10 percent
What was open field husbandry?
Form of landholding which predominated in most of ‘lowland’ England
What was Enclosure?
Land was enclosed and given to wealth farmers and landowners and took from commoners
Benefits of Enclosure?
Better productivity so increased trade with Europe as they was less land wasted and not used
Negatives of Enclosure?
Led to commoners becoming vagrants and beggars and so had to move to nearby towns to try and seek work
What type of farming became more profitable?
Sheep farming and there was also a decline in crop farming
What percentage of the English economy was the cloth trade responsible for?
90 percent
Due to an increase in trading finished cloth, which new roles were created?
clothier, spinner and weavier
Which new industries grew under Henry VII?
Lead mining, Tin mining, Brass-making industries, coal mining and zinc mining
Who did Henry sponsor to explore and what did he do?
John Cabot - discovered fishing opportunities off the coast of Canada
Why did Henry have a trade embargo with the Netherlands in 1493?
As fear for Magaret of Burgundy support for Perkin Warbeck
Why did Henry want to reinstate the embargo in 1503?
Because the claim the Earl of Suffolk was once again took serious around Burgundy
Where did Enclosure affect the most?
East Midlands
