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Britain, 1625–1701: Conflict, Revolution and Settlement

Changing domestic trade patterns

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Recall questions on the new draperies and the refugee weavers, the Cockayne Project, London's pull on the economy, and the beginnings of banking.

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Key term

What was England's most important export industry?

Key term

What were the 'new draperies'?

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How did banking develop in this period?

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  1. 1

    What was England's most important export industry?

    Model answer

    The woollen cloth trade, though it faced disruption and shifted towards lighter 'new draperies'.

  2. 2

    How did London develop economically in this period?

    Model answer

    It grew rapidly as a commercial and financial hub, dominating trade, though the Great Fire of 1666 required major rebuilding.

  3. 3

    What were the 'new draperies'?

    Model answer

    Lighter, cheaper worsted cloths, introduced by Protestant refugees from the Low Countries, which suited southern European markets and revived the cloth industry as the old broadcloth trade declined.

  4. 4

    What was the Cockayne Project?

    Model answer

    An attempt from 1614 to ban the export of undyed cloth and finish it in England. It collapsed, damaged the cloth trade badly and left a long depression behind it.

  5. 5

    How did Protestant refugees affect English industry?

    Model answer

    They brought skills in the new draperies, silk weaving and dyeing to towns such as Norwich, Colchester and Canterbury, and later Huguenots strengthened London's silk and luxury trades.

  6. 6

    How did London drive economic development?

    Model answer

    Its demand for food, fuel and building materials reorganised farming and coastal shipping over a wide area, and it concentrated capital, credit and skilled trades.

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