Henry VIII: Economy

Question 1

What happened to the woollen cloth exports during Henry VIII’s reign?

Answer 1

2x

Question 2

What percentage of English cloth exports were carried in English ships?

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

What is debasement of the coinage?

Answer 3

Silver content of coins is removed, and replaced by a cheaper metal to save money for the crown

Question 4

What did Wolsey do to address the issue of enclosures?

Answer 4

Set up a commission in 1517

Question 5

In which years did England suffer bad harvests?

Answer 5

1520-21
1527-29

Question 6

What is the term for joining together 2 or more farms to make a single, large farm?

Answer 6

Engrossing

Question 7

How many blast furnaces did England have to produce iron ore?

Answer 7

26

Question 8

What is a good example to highlight urban poverty?

Answer 8

Over ½ population of Coventry possessed no personal wealth

Question 9

Which city was cloth increasingly exported out of, increasing its wealth at the expense of other towns?

Answer 9

London

Question 10

What happened to the divide between rich and poor?

Answer 10

Widened

Question 11

Which European port was the most important for English trade?

Answer 11

Antwerp

Question 12

How much interest did Henry VIII show in exploration?

Answer 12

Very little

Question 13

On average, how many people were moving from rural areas to London each year?

Answer 13

5,000

Question 14

How many people were found guilty of illegal enclosing during Henry’s reign?

Answer 14

188

Question 15

What percentage of people lived off the land as subsistence farmers?

Answer 15

90%