Impact of warfare on civilians 1250 - 1500 Flashcards
1
Q
How much did Edward III gain from taxing civilians?
A
£75,000
2
Q
How much did Henry V earn from taxing civilians?
A
£125,000
3
Q
How much of a families annual income taken as tax at the end of the hundred years war?
A
1%
4
Q
How many ships were seized by Edward III for his campaigns against France?
A
700
5
Q
When Henry besieged the town of Rouen in 1418-19 in the hundred years war, how many civilians starved?
A
40,000-50,000
6
Q
Why did civilians making war-industry goods benefit from war?
A
There was high demand for their products (bows, arrows, swords, armour and textiles)
7
Q
How much did the tax burden increase on civilians from 1337-1422?
A
It doubled
8
Q
How many civilians were captured in Bergerac and how were they released?
A
168 and had to pay for their freedom in 1380
