The economy of England 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAnglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman kingdom, c1053-1106A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: mrevvCreated on: 31-10-19 14:39 System of taxation Must have been wealthy to be invaded 112 towns, with more specialised trades Geld administered by shires and hundreds 2 shillings per hide each year Total= £6000 a year ASC records more being raised to pay off Danes, 137k from 991 to 1012 Nobliity kept extra money after threat subsided 1 of 4 Royal mints and the silver penny Pounds, shillings and pence, with 1p being 1 day's work Authorised by the king with his head. 9 million pennies in circulation by 1066 2/3 of coins found were from other towns showing trade Foreign coins were forbidden Coins replaced every 5 years, King kept 15% of the old coin value Coins were exported from Germany, in exchange for wool and cloth. Welsh and Scottish coins weren't standardised so there was less urban trade. 2 of 4 Coastal towns and overseas trade Scandanavia, Flanders, Germany, Normandy, Spain Pottery, cloth, glovese, wine, amber, millstones, gems and spices Swords of tempered Spanish steel and German mail coats Exported cheese, ham, salt, smoked herrings, wool and leather Net importer of silver to the thanes Southhampton, London, Lincon, Cambridge, Norwich and York used Close to estuaries, sloping beach and communications inland. 3 of 4 Urbanisation and the growth of trading centres Stable political environment, settled population, regular material supply, trading contacts, food Only 10% lived in towns, developed from burhs with law codes and urban markets They sold items such as wool, leather, pottery, pots, tools, salt and canles. Trades such as butchers, tanners and goldsmiths appeared. York shows amber and jet rings: Norwich shows Yarmouth herrings as specialism. 4 of 4
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