Merchant Adventurers of England. The Company and the Crown, 1474-1564
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- Author(s) Bisson, Douglas R
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1993
- Pages 136pp
- Publisher Associated University Presses
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly account dealing with the early years of the Company, when in its prime and dominating the important woollen cloth trade, which have hitherto received little attention. Focuses on the relationship of the Company and the Crown and the definition of their respective interests - political, financial, trading, diplomatic, etc. The chapters include: 'Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor State'; 'Of customs and clothmaking'; 'Destruction of the Hansa'; 'The Intercourse and the Merchant Adventurers'