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15 hours ago · Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library, Canterbury, United Kingdom (reference: W/P-5-36). Reproduced courtesy of the Chapter of Canterbury. Credit: The Journal of Modern History (2024). DOI: 10 ...
1 day ago · By the end of the 17th century, the Chinese economy had recovered from the devastation caused by the wars in which the Ming dynasty were overthrown. In the following century, markets continued to expand, but with more trade between regions, a greater dependence on overseas markets and a greatly increased population. [176]
1 day ago · Economy. The economy of 17th-century York was largely determined by the city's function as a regional capital. Its role in ecclesiastical and secular adminstration and in county politics brought much business into the city, although the abolition of the Council in the North, which had attracted many visitors, probably caused some 'decay of trade'.
3 days ago · The history of roads in the Highlands of Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries contrasting the military roads (i.e. those of Wade and Caulfield) with the parliamentary roads (i.e. those constructed by Telford).
3 days ago · By the 17th century, England's growing dominance in a European world economy also brought an increasing range of new foodstuffs. If many of these were to be reserved for the tables of the rich, contemporary commentators were struck by the sight of ordinary Londoners munching oranges in the capital's streets.
1 day ago · By the early 17th century the weavers' by-laws numbered over 70 clauses. When all else failed, money could be spent to procure a monopoly by Act of Parliament. The classic example appears in the Coverlet Act obtained between 1542 and 1543 at great expense to the municipality and the weavers.
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