Henry VII Economy, Society Flashcards
Enclosure
when landowners fence off land. Caused tension between peasants and landowners
Anti-enclosure law
1489 little effect
Biggest exports
wool and cloth
What was a growing industry?
cloth, increase in demand and price
Hanseatic League
group of free cities that came together to form a commercial union. Intention was to control trade in the Baltic Sea, dominated commercial activity in Northern Europe
Treaties that reinserted Hanseatic Leagues position
1471 1504
wool and cloth exports at start vs end
90% at start 30% at end of
How did Henry limit the export of raw english wool?
1489 act made it illegal for foreigners to buy raw wool for manufacturing into cloth on the continent
How did english cloth production help the economy?
increased exports by 60% and created new jobs
The Merchant Adventurers
took over Merchants of the Staple in importance and were the most wealthy and influential company in London. Used position to voice concerns to monarch and advice on trade negotiations
When was The Yorkshire Rebellion?
1489
Causes of Yorkshire Rebellion
resentment over taxation to finance Brittany campaign, murder ofEarl of Northumberland, yorkshire had a bad harvest, other northern counties were exempt from tax bc they had to defend from Scots
What happened to Earl of Northumberland
murdered by own tenant farmers. abandoned by his army as punishment for deserting Richard III
Who led Yorkshire rebellion?
Sir John Egremont
Who put down the Yorkshire rebellion?
Earl of Surrey
Henry’s response to Yorkshire rebellion
travelled North and issued many pardons to rebels
Consequences of Yorkshire rebellion
failed to collect regions tax quota
Causes of the Cornish Rebellion?
Henry’s demand for taxes to finance military campaign against Scots, Cornish didn’t want to pay for far off conflict
Cornish Rebellion leaders
Thomas Flamank (lawyer) and Michael Joseph (blacksmith)
Number of Cornish rebels
15,000
Outcomes of Cornish Rebellion
rebels stopped on outskirts of London, leaders executed, Lord Deubeney dispersed remaining followers. Didn’t threaten Henry but showed fragility if political and social structure
Trade with France
1486 Henry negotiated treaty that removed all restrictions on Franco-English. Not until 1497 that treaty fully came into being
When was the Cornish rebellion?
1497
