Economic Conditions (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Debt inherited from Mary I (1558)
Debt inherited from Mary I (1558)
£227,000
Where nearly half of 1558 debt was owed
Where nearly half of 1558 debt was owed
Antwerp Exchange
England's inflation rate 1558-1603
England's inflation rate 1558-1603
75%
Year Elizabeth was free of debt
Year Elizabeth was free of debt
1574
Year of Statute of Artificers
Year of Statute of Artificers
1563
Year overseers introduced for poor relief
Year overseers introduced for poor relief
1598
Year Spanish War began
Year Spanish War began
1585
English debt after Anglo-Spanish War
English debt after Anglo-Spanish War
£350,000
Interest rate limit set by Act against Usury (1571)
Interest rate limit set by Act against Usury (1571)
10%
Main English export commodity
Main English export commodity
Cloth
Centre of world trade for English exports
Centre of world trade for English exports
Antwerp
Year of Elizabethan Poor Law & how long it lasted
Year of Elizabethan Poor Law & how long it lasted
1601; over 200 years
Apprenticeship length in Statute of Artificers
Apprenticeship length in Statute of Artificers
Seven years
Fake beggars who faked mental illness
Fake beggars who faked mental illness
Abraham men
Year of Elizabeth's Golden Speech
Year of Elizabeth's Golden Speech
1601