Mary I Flashcards
What year was the worst harvest of the century?
1556 - caused by heavy rain
What happened to grain prices?
The poor harvests led to an increase in grain prices
Was taxation high or low?
Taxation was high in order to pay for the war with France
What happened to the purchasing power of agricultural workers?
By 1559 the purchasing power of agricultural workers had dropped to 59% of what it had been 50 years earlier - the result of inflation
Did trade expand?
New trade routes for English cloth were opened in Africa - especially Morocco - which provided sugar
Cabot?
English voyages of exploration begun by Cabot continued under Mary
Cloth exports?
The long term increase in cloth exports began to come to an end
Trade passing through London was at a considerably lower level by the end of the 1550s
How were the nobility and gentry treated?
The nobility and gentry were allowed to keep their land from the dissolution of the monasteries
Mary did not wish to lose their support as the gentry made up a lot of her government
Monastic lands?
Only the monastic lands held by the crown were returned to the church
The nobility and gentry kept theirs
