english economy between 1450-1471

Question 1

foreign trade

Answer 1

disputes between Henry VI and Charles II, France, had halted prosperous trade in France - worsened french territory losses

Question 2

What had worsened in this period?

Answer 2

The great buillion famine (1457-1462)

Question 3

What happened between 1456-1457 and how did it affect the economy?

Answer 3

protests against foreigners in london halted foreign merchant actions in the capital

gov did not do a good job at suppressing

Question 4

why were london merchants unhappy?

Answer 4

alienated by the court - favoured foreigners - had given italian merchants a pardon for previous trading offences

Question 5

what did increased piracy cause

Answer 5

increased piracy in waters in europe and english privateers had led to seizure of hanseatic league goods from flemish and danish great merchant ships

retaliation - cut off english trade for cloth to east