Tudor period | Tudor Dynasty
TheTudorperiodoccurredbetween1485and1603inEnglandandWalesandincludestheElizabethanperiodduringthereignofElizabethIuntil1603.TheTudorperiodcoincideswiththedynastyoftheHouseofTudorinEnglandwhosefirstmonarchwasHenryVII(b.1457,r.1485–1509).HistorianJohnGuy(1988)arguedthat"Englandwaseconomicallyhealthier,moreexpansive,andmoreoptimisticundertheTudors"thanatanytimeinahundredyears.[1]Populationandeconomy[edit]FollowingtheBlackDeathandtheagriculturaldepressionofthelate15thcentury,thepopulationbeganto...
The Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. The Tudor period coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England whose first monarch was Henry VII (b.1457, r.1485–1509). Historian John Guy (1988) argued that "England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors" than at any time in a hundred years.[1]
Population and economy[edit]Following the Black Death and the agricultural depression of the late 15th century, the population began to increase. It was less than 2 million in 1600. The growing population stimulated economic growth, accelerated the commercialisation of agriculture, increased the production and export of wool, encouraged trade, and promoted the growth of London.[2]
The high wages and abundance of available land seen in the late 15th century and early 16th century were replaced with low wages and a land shor...