Trade and Exploration

Navigation acts of 1485-1486

Encouraged use of English ships to carry goods e.g. French Wine which increased merchants trade

Navigation Act of 1489

Limited export of English wool

Made it illegal for foreigners to buy wool from the continent

How much did English wool export fall by, by 1509

Dropped 30% (thoigh became more expensive due to more demand)

By 1509 how much cloth were English merchants exporting to Europe

More than Half

1490 Treaty of Pisa

Allowed wool to be imported to Pisa so Venice lifted their tariffs

How many ships did Henry VII have

9 quality ships e.g. Regent which had large guns

How did Venice retaliate to English Acts

Due to England taking some of Venices trade, they imposed heavy tariffs on all English goods

Did Custom duties increase (why was this not enough)

Yes but the Hanseatuc League, Spain and Venice meant English Merchants were still trading in small amounts

When was the Intercursus Magnus

1496

When was the intercursus Malus

1506

When did Sebastian Cabot try to find China via America

1509 but Henry VII has died before he he came back but got to Hudson Bay

When did John Cabot found Newfoundland

1497 but died on the voyage back