Society, Economy, Culture, Trade and Exploration

Question 1

Why was there a decline in towns during the mid-Tudor period? (4)

Answer 1

1. government instability
2. Religious instability
3. cost of war
4. loss of focus on trade and expansion

Question 2

How did the populations of Newcastle, Norwich and London change from 1520 to 1600?

Answer 2

London: 60,000 to 200,000
Norwich: 8,000 to 15,000
York: 8,000 to 11,500

Question 3

How much of the national income belonged to 1.2% of families in 1600?

Answer 3

14%

Question 4

What was the distribution of wealth at the end of the Tudor period ?

Answer 4

1.2% of the population owned 14% of the national income

Question 5

What could half of the families in the sixteenth century be classified as?

Answer 5

Labouring poor

Question 6

What percentage of people in Elizabeth’s reign lived in absolute poverty in the towns and countryside?

Answer 6

20% in towns and 10% in the countryside

Question 7

How did revenues from custom duties change in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 7

From £33,000 to £40,000

Question 8

When was the Magnus Intercursus signed and what was it?

Answer 8

A trade treaty in 1486 with the Netherlands which stabilised the vital link between England and the Netherlands for the cloth trade

Question 9

When was the Treaty of Medina Del Campo and what did it do for England in terms of trade?

Answer 9

1489, the treaty with Spain opened new markets to English products in Spain

Question 10

When were the Navigation acts in Henry VII’s reign?

Answer 10

1485 and 1489

Question 11

What were the Navigation acts of 1485 and 1489?

Answer 11

They were acts of Parliament designed to encourage trade. They stipulated that English ships and English crews had to be used to import and export goods

Question 12

What did the treaty of Etaples do and when was it with regards to trade?

Answer 12

1492, encourage trade with France