Economic Development In The Reign Of Henry VIII Flashcards
How much did wooden cloth exports increase during his reign?
Doubled
What increased in exports?
Hides and tins
What increased in imports?
Wine
Where was the leading centre of exports?
Antwerp
What was negatively impacted by exported cloth going through London?
Other ports like, Hull, Boston and Bristol
What was the biggest change in the cloth industry?
Increase in cheaper fabrics (eg. kersey)
How much of the cloth exports get transported from English ships in the 1550s?
70%
Where were the 3 areas where the cloth industry grew the most?
West Riding of Yorkshire, East Anglia and parts of the West Country
What industries were growing in importance other than cloth?
Cornish tin, lead mining and coal mining
How many blast furnaces were there by the middle of the 16th Century in the Weald of Sussex and Kent producing iron ore?
26
Was Henry interested in exploration?
No
In what 3 ways had England become economically more prosperous during his reign?
- Population grew after 1525, rate of mortality declined
- Increase in farming incomes and agricultural prices from the 1520s
- Debasement of coinage from 1544 to 1546 created an artificial boom temporarily
In what 5 ways did England get increasingly depressed economically?
- Bad harvests, increases in food prices
- Real wages declined
- Assessment of subsidies showed urban poverty
- Growing unemployment of rural labourers
- Some people made homeless from engrossing
When did Thomas More’s Utopia get published and what did it highlight?
1516 highlighted social problems
How many were proven to have enclosed illegally?
188
