migration in the middle ages
- Created by: rxbyw
- Created on: 15-09-19 12:23
lots of foreign people lived in england in middle ages:
foreigners were called 'aliens'
most foreigners were from british isles and low countries and even the middle east
most foreigners lived in towns
skilled craftsmen and labourers:
many foreigners came to trade+work in england
flemings from low countries came to make a living as skilled weavers+clothmakers
flemings were a key part of england's textile industry
italian bankers+moneylenders came to england after jews were expelled
kings wanted foreign merchants to come to england:
merchants brought supplies to england which kept prices low
king could tax foreign merchants heavily
1303 foreign merchants had to pay taxes at a higher rate than english merchants
this prevented english people getting angered
in return kings offered protection+special rights to keep them in england
they did not have to pay local taxes which benefitted the king too
1335…
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