Investigation 3: What was the impact of trade and migration on society in the 16th

centuryTwo contrasting case studies:

- Evil May Day 1517

- the Stranger community at Glastonbury 1551-53.

Share your ideas about how this incident suggests trade and migration affected Tudor society.

‘…the royal will (is) that strangers

should be well treated in this

country’

Cardinal Wolsey’s speaking to the May Day rioters according to the Venetian ambassador

‘This land was given to Englishmen, and as birds

would defend their nests, so ought Englishmen to cherish and defend themselves, and to hurt and grieve aliens for

the commonweal’

Dr Bell’s sermon triggering Evil May Day accordingto Edward Hall’s account.

EVIL MAY DAY 1517

What is this ?

The story behind the dish• Over forty Protestant families came to settle in Glastonbury in the years 1551-3,

fleeing religious persecution.• They were from Northern France and Belgium. • They were nearly all weavers of worsted cloth, bringing new skills to the English

woollen trade. They had been invited by the Duke of Somerset, regent of England at this time, who hoped to profit from their arrival.

• They were not given the housing and help they were promised but the local people came to their aid. They provided food and materials and helped them to build houses.

• They worshipped in their own chapel rather than the local church as the services there did not reflect their own radical Protestant beliefs.

• When Catholic Queen Mary came to the throne, they were ordered to leave. • To show their appreciation of the help the local people had given them, this brass

alms dish was presented to the local church before they left. It has been suggested that it was made a by a craftsman from their own community. It is still being used every Sunday today.

Investigation 3: What was the impact of trade and migration on society in

the 16th century?What do these two contrasting stories suggest about the impact

of trade and migration on English society ?

Discuss in your groups, noting down additional points to add to the ones you made on the Evil May Day story.

Now add your main points to the left hand column on Worksheet 1D.

‘ You would never believe how friendly people are together, and the English are the same and quite loving to our nation. If you come

here with half our property, you would never think to go and live in Flanders. Send my

money and the three children. Come at once and do not be anxious’.

So wrote Clais van Werkekin to this wife on his arrival at Norwich in August 1567. A committed Protestant, he had fled from the Netherlands when he

heard that a large Catholic army was due to arrive to punish heresy. These refugee families were to transform England’s textile industry.

Investigation 4How far did migration change England’s textile trade?

The new draperiesDescribed by one contemporary

as ‘outlandish commodities’

THE ‘OLD’ DRAPERIESEnglish broadcloth 100% wool. Heavy,

thick, coarse, durable.

BarracansThick,

strong textiles

ShalloonsLight twilled wool fabrics

Silk rashesMix of silk and linen

BombazinesMix of worsted

and silkMockadoes

Similar to velvet

BaysFine, light cloth

associated with the Walloon

(Flemish)weavers

Worsted Originating in

Norfolk but developed

in theNetherlands, a

smooth,fine cloth

GrosgramsStrong,

close woven fabrics

Investigation 4:How far did

migration change England’s textile

trade?

Bays were a kind of new woollen textile developed in England by foreign settlers from the 1560s onwards. Clearly this

popular rhyme simplifies the impact of the migrants but it still has some basis in truth. Read and complete Worksheet 2A

by reading section A and completing section B to develop your knowledge and understanding of this issue.

Hops, Reformation, Bays and Beer

Came into England, all in a year.

-An old English rhyme

Summing up: How far did migration change England’s textile trade 1560-1600?

Insignificant Revolutionary

Follow the instructions in section C in Worksheet 2A. After completing your paragraph, reach an agreement in your groups and send one person from each group to write their names on

the line on the whiteboard. Make sure you can justify your decision.

Investigation 5: How far was England a nation of traders

and migrants after 1560?

Now you need to provide a broader overview of trade and migration in the second half of the century.

• Using Worksheet 2B to guide you make notes on (i) the changes to London as a market for goods,

(ii) other aspects of English trade and economy in these years. • Share your points as instructed and then fill in the right hand

side of Worksheet 1D: Key features of trade and migration in the years 1550-1600.

Investigation 5: How far was England a nation of traders

and migrants after 1560?Speed dating exercise!

Your teacher will divide you into ones ( 1500-1550) and twos ( 1550-1600).

Be armed with two colours of highlighters – green for similarity and pink for difference.

Meet up with your date. Highlight points of similarity and difference on your chart.

Agree with your partner 2-3 judgements about the nature and extent of change.

Plenary review: Did trade and migration change England in

the sixteenth century?

• How far are these key features different from the first half of the century?

• What other factors might have influenced change?

• How might these factors interact with trade and migration?

What is the relationship between trade, migration and England?

Study the diagram you made at the start of this study. A photo was taken of it.

Use the mini whiteboards to make it better using the knowledge and understanding you have gained during this study.