henry viii economy

what export almost doubled in henrys reign

woollen cloth

what happened to cloth exports

increasing rise

what happened to the market for raw wool

it declined

what exports were there significant increases in 

hides and tin

what did the increase in import of wine suggest

spending power of the more prosperous classes increased

what was the leading route for cloth exports

london to antwerp

where were cloth exports frequently sent to customers in

central europe

the baltic

where was an increasing proportion of exported cloth routed through

london

which ports did increasingly exported cloth through london have a negative impact on

bristol, hull, boston

who found it hard to compete with london

provincial traders

southampton saw a boom in trade with where in particular

venice

what was the biggest change in the cloth industry

increase in cheaper fabrics such as kersey

from the 1550s, what percent of cloth exports were transported by english merchants

70%

on what basis did the woollen industry largely operate on

a domestic basis

what roles did men, women and children take on in the woollen industry

children carded the wool

women span it

men wove it

examples of specialist treatments in the wool industry

fulling and dyeing

what areas saw the greatest growth in the cloth industry

• west riding of yorkshire

• east anglia e.g. specifically south suffolk

• parts of the west country e.g. gloucester, wiltshire and devon

who was william stumpe of malmesbury

• became MP

• high sheriff of county

• wealthy landowner

how many blast furnaces were there by the middle of the century

26

where did blast furnaces produce an increasing amount of iron ore

weald of sussex and kent

what sort of economy was it during henry viiis reign

proro-industrial

what remained a prize export

cornish tin

where did lead mining grow in importance

high pennines

where did coal mining grow in importance

north east of england

where supplied an increasingly important london market by sea

newcastle

was henry interested in exploration

no

what was henrys main focus in terms of exploration

continental ambition

who continued his involvement in iceland and newfoundland fishery

robert thorne

where did sebastian cabot remain for the majoirty of henrys reign

spain

who was sebastian cabot assisted in map making by

robert thornes son

from what year did the population begin to grow significantly

1525

from when did agricultural prices rise significantly

1520s

what is engrossing

the joining of two or more farms to make a single agricultural unit

what did engrossing do

• improved efficiency

• rendered families homeless

what did the debasement of the coinage create in 1544

a short term artificial boom

when did bad harvests lead to significant increases in food prices

1520-21

1527-29

how much did food prices change by across henrys reign

almost doubled

what did john guy suggest about increasing food prices

they caused problems for urban workers

what proportion of farmer were subsistence farmers

9/10

examples of farmers who were exceptions

• cattle farmers in the midlands

• sheep farmers in norfolk

• people farming for specialised markets in the northern hills

what proportion of coventry had no personal wealth

over 1/2

what proportion of yarmouth had no personal wealth

1/3

how many migrants a year added to the population of london

over 5000

what did hoskin argue about economic growth

‘very slow economic growth, if any’

why was enclosure perceived as creating a moral problem

it forced the poor to leave their homes

when had unsuccessful legislation been passed against enclosure

1489

1515

what book highlighted enclosures harmful social effects (title, author, year)

utopia - thomas more - 1516

no fewer than how many defendants did wolsey find had enclosed illegally

188

where was enclosure most common

east midland villages

what did 1534 legislation do

attempt to limit sheep ownership and engrossing