Society And Economy In Tudors Flashcards
When did parliament pass laws against retaining?- Henry VII
1487
When was the Yorkshire uprising? HVII
1489
When were the navigation acts passed? HVII
1485 and 1489
When was the treaty of Etaples?
1492
When was the Treaty of Medina Del Campo?
1489
When was the Cornish Rebellion?
1497
When was the trade embargo with Burgandy?
1493
When was the intercursus magnus signed?
1496
John and Sebastian Cabot
1497- John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
1508- Sebastian Cabot reaches the North-West passage
When was the intercursus Malus signed?
1506
How much of Revenue did cloth export account for during HVII?
90%
How much did cloth export increase by during HVII?
60%
When was the first blast furnace introduced?
1496
Why was trade in the Baltic limited during the reign of HVII?
Hanseatic League
When were the Navigation acts?
1485
1489
Book of Rates HVII
1507
Increased customs duties
When was Wolsey’s commission of enquiry into enclosures?
1517
When were there poor harvests during Henry VIII?
1520-21
1527-29
When was the Amicable Grant?
1525
When was the Law in Wales act?
1536
When was the Pilgrimage of Grace?
1536
When did major debasement of the coinage occur during HVIII reign?
1542-3
During HVIII reign what percentage did cloth exports increase by?
125%
Grain prices during HVIII
Doubled from 1510-30
Examples of poor living during HVIII
1/2 Coventry had no personal wealth
How many blast furnaces were there at the end of HVIII reign?
26
What % of farming was subsistent during HVIII reign?
90%
When was the Vagrancy Act?
1547
Wheat prices during Edward VI’s reign
Dramatically rose from 9 shillings for a quarter in 1548 to 19 shillings for a quarter in 1551
When was the sheep tax?
1549
When were the two major rebellions during Edwards Reign.
Western + Ketts
1549
How much had inflation risen by in 1550
200%
When was the sheep tax repealed?
1550
When was the Vagrancy Act repealed?
1550
When was debasement ended in Edward VI’s reign?
1551
When were measures taken to control grain stocks taken during Edward VI’s reign?
1551
When did the Antwerp cloth market collapse?
1551-2
When was the worst harvest of the sixteenth century, under which monarch?
1556
Mary I
When were plans for recoinage drawn up during Mary’s reign?
1556
Wyatts rebellion
1554
