The Wool Trade in English Medieval History

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Wool_Trade_in_English_Medieval_History

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical economic activity
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Edward_III gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Hundred_Years'_War
gptkbp:contributedTo	development of credit systems growth of London as financial center rise of English banking
gptkbp:decline_caused_by	gptkb:Black_Death political instability in Europe rise of English cloth industry
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Flanders gptkb:Germany gptkb:Italy gptkb:Low_Countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Wool Trade in English Medieval History
gptkbp:impact	development of English towns growth of merchant class influence on English law and parliament
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:urban_development English foreign policy land enclosure movement
gptkbp:key_port	gptkb:Boston gptkb:Bristol gptkb:Hull gptkb:London gptkb:Southampton
gptkbp:mainExports	wool
gptkbp:mainProducer	gptkb:East_Anglia gptkb:Lincolnshire gptkb:Cotswolds gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkbp:notable_tax	customs duty on wool (the 'Great Custom')
gptkbp:peakPeriod	13th to 15th centuries
gptkbp:regulates	Crown statutes Parliamentary acts
gptkbp:related_guild	Company of the Staple Merchant Staplers
gptkbp:significance	major driver of English medieval economy
gptkbp:source_of_wealth_for	gptkb:noble_family monasteries landowners
gptkbp:staple_town	gptkb:Bruges gptkb:Calais
gptkbp:symbolizes	Woolsack in House of Lords
gptkbp:tax_revenue_used_for	financing wars
gptkbp:taxed_by	gptkb:English_Crown
gptkbp:tradedOn	gptkb:Flanders gptkb:Italy gptkb:Hanseatic_League
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Eileen_Power
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7