Henry VII and Society, Economy and Religion Flashcards
1
Q
What was the hierarchy of commoners?
A
Gentry, merchants, yeomen, husbandmen, cottagers
2
Q
How many clergy, monks and nuns in England?
A
35,000 clergy and 10,000 monks and nuns
3
Q
Who was John Morton?
A
Archbishop of Cantebury and HVII’s Lord Chancellor
4
Q
When were the Navigation Acts?
A
1485 - 1486
5
Q
What were the Navigation Acts?
A
No English merchants to use foriegn ships to transport goods
6
Q
When did HVII limit the export of raw wool?
A
1489
7
Q
When did HVII sign the intercurcus Mangnus with Burgundy?
A
1496
8
Q
What did the intercurcus Magnus allow?
A
English merchants to trade freely throughout Burgundy, except in Flanders
9
Q
By what percent were English cloth exports up?
A
60%
