The Rise of England 1300-1700

How did the English gain control of New Amsterdam? Why did they change the name to New York? What makes a country powerful?

Factors Influencing English Power Population and workforce Economic Health Military Capacity: from Hundred Years War to Spanish Armada Organization of Forces Technology Territory State Policy Alliances Legislation: Navigation Acts 1650s to 1790s

Population of European Polities in the 1300s and 1400s

The foundation of the English Economy Prior to 1550

England’s economy was fairly simple prior to 1500

The English demonstrated innovative warfare techniques during the 1300s in the 100 years war

Great Seal of Edward III

Crecy

1360

English military might was in decline by the mid 1400s English Archers from a 15th century manuscript

Henry V ruled 1413-22 English victories against the French in the early 1400s were short lived

Agincourt

1429: The Height of English Power

Joan D’Arc c. 1430

The French were masters of mobile cannons by 1450 "Cannon, Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, France" by Alfo23 from Svizzera - Gita Colmar 28. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cannon,_Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Haut-Koenigsbourg,_France.jpg#/media/File:Cannon,_Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Haut-Koenigsbourg,_France.jpg

Henry VII (1485-1509) recognized the costs of war and avoided it Henry VII (1485-1509) recognized the costs of war and avoided it . Instead he built an alliance with the Hapsburgs

By the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547) England was a second rate power behind France and especially Spain

Charles at Muhlberg 1547 Commemorating Victory over the League of Schmalkalden

Phillip II Spain

Philip II Arch catholic monarch of Spain from 1556-98 Launched Spanish Armada in 1588 in attempt to replace Elizabeth as Queen

Queen Elizabeth as Glorianna c. 1588

Course of the Spanish Armada 1588

What caused the improvement in English military might? What were the effects on the English economy?

Sire John Hawkins English pirate and naval commander

Galleon

English Merchants at the Court of Ivan the Terrible: The Muscovy Company ushered in an age of entrepreneurship

By the 1570s, England was one of the principal arms manufacturers in Europe

Metallurgy encouraged the development of fossil fuels

The Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652-1674

During the reign of William and Mary (1609-1702), the English improved their commercial position vis-à-vis Holland