History A-Level
Wool and cloth trade
What Wool and cloth trade means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Wool and cloth trade
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Raw wool exports declined while finished cloth exports grew, making cloth England's leading export and linking landowners, merchants and workers.
Topics that use Wool and cloth trade
- Economic, social and cultural change, 1509–88 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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