Henry VIII economy Flashcards
(20 cards)
How did the export market grow under HVIII
More cloth manufactured in 1547 than 1485
Wool exports during HVIII
Almost doubled
Trade and industry employment HVIII
Only employed small proportion of the population
Not a source of revenue for the crown
What were the impacts of trade being concentrated in London and Antwerp?
Impacted coastal ports eg. Bristol, Hull and Boston
What happened to profits from trade?
Did not always end up in English pockets
When and why was there a boom in trade during HVIII?
1540-47
Debasement and overproduction
What did the industry mostly consist of?
Wool and cloth
Small scale lead and tin
Where was the wool industry located?
Yorkshire
East Anglia
Which mining industries grew
Cornish Tim lead mining in the Pennines and coal mining in the north
When were the poor harvests
1520-21
1527-29
When were the good harvests?
1537-9
Wolsey enclosure commission
1517
Showed the harm caused by enclosures
264 prosecutions against enclosing landlords
How many people were subsistent farmers?
90%
Why was the 1515 anti-enclosure legislation a failure
The enforcer,ent was left to landlords
What did Cromwells enclosure act in 1536 show?
East Anglia was left out showing that the government was reluctant to take on powerful landowners
What % of land was enclosed by 1547 ?
3%
What happened to wages?
They declined
Urban poverty
1/2 of Coventry had no personal wealth
Consequence of engrossing
Many became homlesss
