History 2405E Lecture : Lecture 43, Part 1 – The Tudor Economy

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Lecture 43, part 1 the tudor economy: dimensions of the problem. Demographics key to the problem: population of england and wales was around 5 million before the. Black death: stabilized around 2 million, and slowly grows, tudors lucky because they took power as everything was improving, mid-16th century population about 3 million. Only one hiccup during the population growth during the. Tudor period the flu epidemic during the reign of mary. End of elizabeth"s reign in1603: population around 4-5 million: france of the same period had a population of about 15 million, cannot ignore plague cycle that starts in the 15th century; bubonic plague outbreaks still occur. No type of vaccine whatsoever for disease: low fertility rates and late age of marriage became an issue. Delayed marriage to mid-late twenties; cut down on birth rate. Large number of people never married at all.

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