Early Modern Britain 1500 - 1750 (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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London's population in 1550
London's population in 1550
120,000
London's population in 1650
London's population in 1650
375,000
Year bubonic plague returned to London
Year bubonic plague returned to London
1665
Proportion of Europe killed by Black Death
Proportion of Europe killed by Black Death
About a third
Main industry in England 1500-1750
Main industry in England 1500-1750
Woollen cloth
3 regions known for woollen cloth
3 regions known for woollen cloth
E. Anglia, W. Yorkshire, West Country
Who invented steam engine & year
Who invented steam engine & year
Thomas Newcomen, 1712
Purpose of Newcomen's steam engine
Purpose of Newcomen's steam engine
Pump water out of mines
Year steam engine widely used in England
Year steam engine widely used in England
1750
Industry boosted by steam engine
Industry boosted by steam engine
Coal mining
What Henry VIII ordered in 1530s
What Henry VIII ordered in 1530s
Dissolution of monasteries
Year of Act of Suppression
Year of Act of Suppression
1536
What Act of Suppression closed
What Act of Suppression closed
Small monasteries with income below £200/year
Year of Second Suppression Act
Year of Second Suppression Act
1539
No. of hospitals reopened by kings
No. of hospitals reopened by kings
Five