Henry VIII - Changes to England's Economy

Question 1

Types of exports increased (Henry VIII)

Answer 1

• Cloth
• Hides
• Tin
• Kersey fabric

Question 2

Types of exports decreased (Henry VIII)

Answer 2

• Wool

Question 3

Types of imports increased (Henry VIII)

Answer 3

• Wine

Question 4

Types of imports decreased (Henry VIII)

Question 5

Cities positively impacted by trade (Henry VIII)

Answer 5

• London
• Southampton

Question 6

Cities negatively impacted by trade (Henry VIII)

Answer 6

• Bristol
• Hull
• Boston

Question 7

Amount of Cloth trade controlled by England in 1550’s

Answer 7

70%

Question 8

Areas of England that developed cloth trade most (Henry VIII)

Answer 8

• West Yorkshire
• East Anglia

Question 9

Areas of England that developed mining the most (Henry VIII)

Answer 9

• Cornwall
• Pennines
• Newcastle
• Kent

Question 10

Name the material mined in these areas (Henry VIII)

• Cornwall
• Pennines
• Newcastle
• Kent

Answer 10

• Cornwall (Tin)
• Pennines (Lead)
• Newcastle (Coal)
• Kent (Iron)

Question 11

European city that traded with Southampton (Henry VIII)

Answer 11

Venice

Question 12

Where did Sebastien Cabot go during Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 12

Spain

Question 13

Why did Henry VIII not sponsor explorers?

Answer 13

Wanted to conquer France

Question 14

Define ‘engrossing’

Answer 14

Two farms joining together to improve efficiency

Question 15

Define ‘debasement’

Answer 15

Reduction of silver content in coins with ‘lesser’ materials

Question 16

When does population begin to increase? (Henry VIII)

Answer 16

1525

Question 17

Why did farming incomes increase? (Henry VIII)

Answer 17

• population growth
• engrossing

Question 18

When does the ‘Great Debasement’ occur?

Answer 18

1544-1546

Question 19

Short-term impact of debasement of the coinage

Answer 19

Economic boom

Question 20

Long-term impact of debasement of the coinage

Answer 20

Inflation

Question 21

Date of bad harvests (Henry VIII)

Answer 21

• 1520-1521
• 1527-1529

Question 22

Why did real wages decline? (Henry VIII)

Answer 22

Debasement of coinage

Question 23

Which city recorded as having no personal wealth? (Henry VIII)

Answer 23

Coventry

Question 24

Annual increase of migrants to London (Henry VIII)

Answer 24

5,000 per year

Question 25

Social impacts of engrossing (Henry VIII)

Answer 25

Homelessness

Question 26

Publication that highlighted issues with Enclosures (Henry VIII)

Answer 26

Thomas More's 'Utopia'

Question 27

What did Wolsey do about enclosures?

Answer 27

Launched commission to find out scale of problem

Question 28

How many illegal enclosures were found by Wolsey?

Answer 28

188

Question 29

Social trend from population growth (Henry VIII)

Answer 29

'rich became richer, poor became poorer'