Economic and Social Conditions (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Economic state when Mary I inherited throne
Economic state when Mary I inherited throne
Severe economic difficulties; treasury in debt
Currency problem under Mary I
Currency problem under Mary I
Devaluation & loss of confidence from debasement
Year of flooding & poor harvests under Mary I
Year of flooding & poor harvests under Mary I
1555
Year of drought under Mary I
Year of drought under Mary I
1556
Year sweating sickness killed thousands
Year sweating sickness killed thousands
1558
Monarchs who debased English coinage before Mary I
Monarchs who debased English coinage before Mary I
Henry VIII and Edward VI
Year Muscovy Company granted Royal Charter
Year Muscovy Company granted Royal Charter
1555
Purpose of Muscovy Company
Purpose of Muscovy Company
Open new trade routes & find new markets for English goods
What Book of Rates detailed
What Book of Rates detailed
Customs duties on imports and exports
1555 Poor Act requirement
1555 Poor Act requirement
Licensed beggars to display badges
Year Calais lost & to whom
Year Calais lost & to whom
1558, to France
Debasement of coinage definition
Debasement of coinage definition
Lowering the intrinsic value of coins
Queen Regnant definition
Queen Regnant definition
Female monarch, equivalent to king, reigns in own right