Henry Vii Economy Flashcards
How many were employed during Henry vii reign
30,000
What was the average population of England
2.2 million
What percentage lived in urban areas
10%
What is open field system
System where peasant farmers had the right to farm small strips of land
What is enclosure and what’s bad
Nobiles fencing off sections of land for them
Weeds spreading
Drainage impossible
Animal diseases
What is arable and pasture
Arable is crops
Pasture is livestock
What was the anti enclosure act and when
1489 and stopped enclosure
What industries were starting to rise under Henry vii
Cloth and wool
lead mining and tin
What roles were created from wool trading
Weaving and spinning
What were the hanseatic league
Dominated trade in north and carried English goods
What were the navigation acts and when
1485, English merchants banned from putting goods onto foreign ships if English weren’t available
1489, only English ships used to import goods and only foreign if English not available
Who was John Cabot and what did he find
Supported by Henry vii and discovered fishing spots in Canada
What was the inflation levels at the start of Henry VII reign compared to Henry VIII reign
Inflation was higher under Henry VIII due to him spending his fathers surplus during the French Wars and spending 960,000 when he only had 100,000 a year
