The English cloth trade and the rise of worsted exports (c. 1485–1550)

1. Henry VII comes to the throne

   Aug 22, 1485Labels: Henry VII, Wool trade, Battle of

   • Britannica

2. England embargoes trade with the Burgundian Netherlands

   Jan 1, 1494Labels: England, Burgundian Netherlands, Calais

   • Henry VII
   • Intercursus

3. Intercursus Magnus restores cloth trade terms

   Feb 24, 1496Labels: Intercursus Magnus, Burgundian Netherlands, Antwerp

   • Intercursus

4. Parliament regulates worsted apprenticeships in Norfolk

   Jan 1, 1497Labels: Parliament 1497, Norfolk, Worsted apprenticeships

   • Worstead
   • Worsted

5. Merchant Adventurers expand Antwerp-centered cloth exporting

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Merchant Adventurers, Antwerp, Finished cloth

   • Britannica

6. Malus Intercursus signed but never ratified

   Apr 30, 1506Labels: Malus Intercursus, Henry VII, Philip of

   • Malus
   • Henry VII

7. Calais Staple continues to channel raw wool exports

   Jan 1, 1515Labels: Calais Staple, Company of, Raw wool

   • Calais Staple
   • Staple

8. Kersey production rises as a major export cloth

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Kersey, London exports, Dyeing

   • Jack O Newbury
   • Britannica

9. London-based export structure dominates mid-Tudor trade

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: London merchants, Merchant Adventurers, Antwerp

   • Britannica

10. Worsteds and “stuffs” help reshape Renaissance English clothing markets

    Jan 1, 1550Labels: Worsteds, Stuffs, Renaissance clothing

    • Worsted
    • Britannica

11. Parliament passes the Woollen Cloth Act

    Apr 15, 1552Labels: Woollen Cloth, Parliament 1552, Quality standards

    • Acts list
    • GENUKI

12. French capture Calais, ending England’s continental staple

    Jan 8, 1558Labels: Calais 1558, France, Staple system

    • EBSCO
    • Siege Calais