Economic Prosperity

Question 1

Land trends??

Answer 1

Selling church land E4 + H8 fire selling
Economic Stability under Liz aided econmic confidence led to building boom

Was unprecedented

Question 2

Urbanisation??

Answer 2

Fate of old cities in balance - ones dependent on one trade ( cloth ) suffered those who adapted survived
York - less dependent
Winchester - more dependent

New manufacturing towns - manchester, plymouth
Supplying London become profitbale - Newcastle

Question 3

What were like under Liz??

Answer 3

9 of 44 of harvests were bad and 1594 -1597 4 successive

In 1596 real wages were half of what they were 8 years ago

Labourers in Hertfordshire inventory suggests good were 3 times more valuable than in northen england

Question 4

What were her economic policies??

Answer 4

Passed legislation - Statute of Artificers but quickly redundant
Main focus: keep public order (not economic efficiency) - relevant with harvest/subsistence crisis in 1590’s

Closer relations between landed nobles and merchants of London - laid foundation for economic expansion (joint stock companies)